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
    Persons injured
Total 4 434 6 679 3 244 1 910 89  286  274  397  420 7 52
A. Rear end collision  767 1 395  849  461 11 26 31 16 - - 1
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  172  228  111 43 4 24 23 23 - - -
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 33 47 22 12 2 7 3 1 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  667 1 293  718  459 6 18 33 58 - - 1
E. Turning  261  371  157 86 11 27 28 60 - - 2
F. Crossing directions of travel  568  820  364  175 23 46 58  146 - - 8
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  269  290 10 - - 2 2 4  272 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  142  152 3 3 - - 1 2  143 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 7 7 - - - - - - - 7 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 243 1 718  893  601 23  106 55 14 - - 26
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  174  195 71 30 8 20 28 33 - - 5
L. Other accidents  131  163 46 40 1 10 12 40 5 - 9
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  102  117 53 25 1 16 3 5 10 - 4
A - - - - - - - - - - -
B 3 4 2 1 1 - - - - - -
C 3 3 1 - - - 1 - - - 1
D 49 63 37 19 - 6 - 1 - - -
E 3 3 1 - - 2 - - - - -
F 5 5 1 - - 2 1 1 - - -
G 8 8 - - - - - - 8 - -
H 2 2 - - - - - - 2 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 26 26 11 5 - 6 - 1 - - 3
K - - - - - - - - - - -
L 3 3 - - - - 1 2 - - -

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