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-October
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 6 843     10 107 4 860 2 732  173  467  499  678  612 8 78
A. Rear end collision 1 209 2 251 1 366  721 21 53 63 25 - - 2
B. Other accidents with vehicles going in the same direction  293  401  191 80 11 39 40 39 - - 1
C. Head-on collision when overtaking 51 79 40 21 3 10 4 1 - - -
D. Other head-on accidents  938 1 757  949  603 19 33 55 95 - - 3
E. Turning  424  569  236  101 24 44 68 94 - - 2
F. Crossing directions of travel  863 1 191  497  230 37 67 93  255 1 - 11
G. Pedestrian crossing carriageway  398  431 15 1 3 2 4 4  402 - -
H. Pedestrian walking in or along carriageway  201  218 4 3 - - 3 4  204 - -
I. Sledges etc. involved 8 8 - - - - - - - 8 -
J. Single vehicle off the road 1 926 2 588 1 364  868 38  165 94 22 - - 37
K. Single vehicle overturning in carriageway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  301  335  115 47 15 42 53 55 - - 8
L. Other accidents  231  279 83 57 2 12 22 84 5 - 14
                       
    Persons killed
                       
Total  179  199 94 40 4 29 4 8 16 - 4
A 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
B 8 10 4 4 1 - - 1 - - -
C 5 5 2 - - 1 1 - - - 1
D 74 90 52 23 1 13 - 1 - - -
E 6 6 1 - 2 3 - - - - -
F 5 5 1 - - 1 1 2 - - -
G 12 12 - - - - - - 12 - -
H 4 4 - - - - - - 4 - -
I - - - - - - - - - - -
J 53 55 29 11 - 10 1 1 - - 3
K 4 4 2 1 - - - 1 - - -
L 7 7 2 1 - 1 1 2 - - -

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