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-September
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 6 034 8 709 4 123 2 279  127  436  499  592  574 8 71
A. Rear end collision 1 069 1 860 1 166  570 9 42 58 13 - - 2
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  219  281  114 62 4 28 29 42 - - 2
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 46 93 50 31 - 5 5 2 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  754 1 377  721  470 13 46 58 65 - - 4
E. Turning  373  531  231  113 14 28 61 83 - - 1
F. Crossing directions of travel  821 1 122  421  219 30 68  120  255 - - 9
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  343  359 12 1 1 2 4 1  338 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  230  259 11 3 1 - 4 8  232 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 7 8 - - - - - - 1 7 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 741 2 278 1 242  708 34  154 89 17 - - 34
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  245  303 89 48 13 48 50 41 - - 14
L. Other accidents  186  238 66 54 8 15 21 65 3 1 5
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  145  157 72 33 3 22 4 5 17 - 1
A 3 3 1 - - 1 - 1 - - -
B 3 3 1 - 1 1 - - - - -
C 3 3 2 - - 1 - - - - -
D 46 55 33 19 1 2 - - - - -
E 5 5 2 - - 3 - - - - -
F 6 6 1 - - 3 - 2 - - -
G 9 9 - - - - - - 9 - -
H 7 8 - - - - - - 8 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 59 61 31 14 1 11 3 1 - - -
K 2 2 1 - - - - 1 - - -
L 2 2 - - - - 1 - - - 1

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