Statistics Norway

Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, final figures

11 People killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by group of road user and accident type. 2008
Accident type Accidents, total Total Drivers of automobile Passengers of automobile Drivers and passenger of Pedestrians Persons sledging, skiing Other
Light motor cycle Other motor cycle Moped Cycle
  People killed
All accidents 2007  209  233  110 48 5 28 7 7 23 - 5
2008  237  255  123 46 4 28 5 10 31 - 8
                       
Accident type                      
Rear end 4 4 - 2 - 1 - 1 - - -
Other accidents with same direction of travel 2 2 1 - - 1 - - - - -
Head-on upon overtaking 4 4 2 - - 2 - - - - -
Other head-on accidents 75 84 54 22 - 6 - 1 - - 1
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel 4 4 1 - - 2 - 1 - - -
Crossing directions of travel 13 16 7 3 - 4 - 2 - - -
Pedestrian crossing roadway 17 17 - - - - - - 17 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway 14 14 - - - - - - 14 - -
Sledges etc. involved - - - - - - - - - - -
Single vehicle running off the road 89 95 57 17 4 10 4 - - - 3
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 7 7 - - - 2 1 3 - - 1
Other accidents 8 8 1 2 - - - 2 - - 3
  People injured
All accidents 2007 8 182 12 082 5 961 3 308  185  464  537  734  791 9 93
2008 7 726 10 868 5 371 2 793  146  488  494  662  820 9 85
                       
Rear end 1 294 2 131 1 318  640 18 52 63 34 - - 6
Other accidents with same direction of travel  297  393  175 82 3 47 40 46 - - -
Head-on upon overtaking 51 99 49 35 2 8 1 4 - - -
Other head-on accidents 1 093 1 963 1 145  632 13 39 54 74 - - 6
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel  486  650  272  125 22 55 68  103 - - 5
Crossing directions of travel  906 1 217  527  249 30 61  111  227 - - 12
Pedestrian crossing roadway  520  554 21 5 2 1 3 2  520 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway  296  325 11 3 1 1 2 7  300 - -
Sledges etc. involved 9 9 - - - - - - - 9 -
Single vehicle running off the road 2 234 2 895 1 643  915 36  165 89 10 - - 37
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  277  322  105 57 13 45 44 50 - - 8
Other accidents  263  310  105 50 6 14 19  105 - - 11

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