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. 2009
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 2008  237  255  123 46 4 28 5 10 31 - 8
2009  186  212 95 48 8 19 2 9 25 1 5
                       
Accident type                      
Rear end 4 4 - 1 1 1 - - - - 1
Other accidents with same direction of travel - - - - - - - - - - -
Head-on upon overtaking 2 2 - - - 2 - - - - -
Other head-on accidents 64 85 46 29 2 5 1 1 - - 1
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel 5 5 - - 2 - - 3 - - -
Crossing directions of travel 7 8 4 2 - - - 2 - - -
Pedestrian crossing roadway 13 13 - - - - - - 13 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway 12 12 - - - - - - 12 - -
Sledges etc. involved 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
Single vehicle running off the road 73 77 44 16 3 9 1 1 - - 3
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 3 3 1 - - 2 - - - - -
Other accidents 2 2 - - - - - 2 - - -
  People injured
All accidents 2008 7 726 10 868 5 371 2 793  146  488  494  662  820 9 85
2009 6 922 9 844 4 912 2 516  126  418  494  626  654 13 85
                       
Rear end 1 100 1 901 1 174  582 18 37 56 28 - - 6
Other accidents with same direction of travel  308  426  197 93 8 34 52 40 - - 2
Head-on upon overtaking 48 82 48 21 1 8 1 3 - - -
Other head-on accidents  984 1 843 1 023  626 14 42 61 71 - - 6
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel  370  506  199  103 24 33 67 79 - - 1
Crossing directions of travel  845 1 126  484  230 21 63 95  230 - - 3
Pedestrian crossing roadway  420  445 9 8 - 1 3 5  419 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway  234  271 20 7 - 3 3 3  235 - -
Sledges etc. involved 14 13 - - - - - - - 13 -
Single vehicle running off the road 2 088 2 632 1 566  758 19  146 84 20 - - 39
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  261  305 99 44 14 40 51 41 - - 16
Other accidents  250  294 93 44 7 11 21  106 - - 12

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