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-July
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
Total 4 467       6 485 3 090 1 768 81  290  345  410  448 8 45
A. Rear end collision  776 1 350  839  429 6 27 40 8 - - 1
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  165  218 92 49 3 15 24 33 - - 2
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 34 74 43 27 - 1 2 1 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  578 1 075  559  386 5 28 42 52 - - 3
E. Turning  254  371  170 86 9 19 36 51 - - -
F. Crossing directions of travel  598  837  328  179 21 46 79  179 - - 5
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  274  285 13 1 - 1 3 1  266 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  174  193 3 1 1 - 1 8  179 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 7 8 - - - - - - 1 7 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 312 1 709  940  534 25  114 71 8 - - 17
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  163  195 58 33 7 29 32 22 - - 14
L. Other accidents  132  170 45 43 4 10 15 47 2 1 3
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  108  116 55 24 2 14 3 4 13 - 1
A 3 3 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -
B 2 2 - - 1 1 - - - - -
C 2 2 1 - - 1 - - - - -
D 38 45 31 14 - - - - - - -
E 2 2 2 - - - - - - - -
F 4 4 - - - 2 - 2 - - -
G 9 9 - - - - - - 9 - -
H 4 4 - - - - - - 4 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 40 41 19 10 1 9 2 - - - -
K 2 2 1 - - - - 1 - - -
L 2 2 - - - - 1 - - - 1

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