Statistics Norway

Road traffic accidents involving personal injury

6   Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by mode of transport and type of accident. January-December
Type of accident Total number of accidents Total Drivers of automobiles Passengers of automobiles Drivers and passengers of light motor cycles Drivers and passengers of other motor cycles Drivers and passengers of mopeds Drivers and passengers of cycles Pedestrians Persons sledging, skiing Others
    Persons injured
Total 8 004    11 489 5 589 3 085  122  517  568  714  787 10 97
A. Rear end collision 1 338 2 263 1 381  696 16 60 66 34 - - 10
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  311  453  200  110 11 50 37 41 - - 4
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 65  124 72 34 2 10 3 3 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents 1 085 2 025 1 115  681 11 48 54  109 - - 7
E. Turning  468  639  272  140 16 43 87 81 - - -
F. Crossing directions of travel 1 042 1 392  585  266 28 62  153  288 - - 10
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  523  552 17 3 - 4 7 2  519 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  262  279 6 3 - 1 - 7  261 - 1
I. Sledges etc. involved 9 10 - - - - - - - 10 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 2 336 3 064 1 724 1 008 28  170 91 19 - - 24
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  274  332  115 58 7 50 51 40 3 - 8
L. Other accidents  291  356  102 86 3 19 19 90 4 - 33
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  243  275  132 57 4 26 7 13 33 - 3
A 5 5 3 - - - 2 - - - -
B 2 2 2 - - - - - - - -
C 6 6 4 - - 2 - - - - -
D 78 98 59 30 1 4 2 2 - - -
E 6 7 3 1 1 1 - 1 - - -
F 15 15 5 1 - 1 1 5 1 - 1
G 16 16 - - - - - - 16 - -
H 15 15 - - - - - - 15 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 87 96 53 22 2 15 1 2 - - 1
K 5 5 1 - - 2 - 1 - - 1
L 8 10 2 3 - 1 1 2 1 - -

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