Statistics Norway

Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, final figures

18 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by road user, area of residence og type of accident. 2009
Vehicle group 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 or injured
All accidents 2009 6 922 10 056 5 007 2 564  134  437  496  635  679 14 90
Accident type                      
Rear end 1 100 1 905 1 174  583 19 38 56 28 - - 7
Other accidents with same direction of travel  308  426  197 93 8 34 52 40 - - 2
Head-on upon overtaking 48 84 48 21 1 10 1 3 - - -
Other head-on accidents  984 1 928 1 069  655 16 47 62 72 - - 7
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel  370  511  199  103 26 33 67 82 - - 1
Crossing directions of travel  845 1 134  488  232 21 63 95  232 - - 3
Pedestrian crossing roadway  420  458 9 8 - 1 3 5  432 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway  234  283 20 7 - 3 3 3  247 - -
Sledges etc. involved 14 14 - - - - - - - 14 -
Single vehicle running off the road 2 088 2 709 1 610  774 22  155 85 21 - - 42
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  261  308  100 44 14 42 51 41 - - 16
Other accidents  250  296 93 44 7 11 21  108 - - 12
  People killed
All fatal accidents 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 killed or injured
All accidents in densely populated area 2009 3 194 4 340 1 782  901 65  175  348  469  567 9 24
Accident type                      
Rear end  635 1 054  648  307 14 18 46 18 - - 3
Other accidents with same direction of travel  173  239 96 52 4 22 36 28 - - 1
Head-on upon overtaking 9 9 3 - - 3 1 2 - - -
Other head-on accidents  284  463  248  122 4 17 25 46 - - 1
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel  222  285 88 52 14 18 54 59 - - -
Crossing directions of travel  599  780  306  150 16 42 77  188 - - 1
Pedestrian crossing roadway  371  406 6 8 - 1 3 5  383 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway  173  210 13 5 - 3 3 2  184 - -
Sledges etc. involved 9 9 - - - - - - - 9 -
Single vehicle running off the road  451  583  309  171 5 31 48 12 - - 7
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  130  147 33 17 5 18 38 31 - - 5
Other accidents  138  155 32 17 3 2 17 78 - - 6
  People killed
All fatal accidents in densely populated area 2009 52 54 17 4 2 6 - 5 19 1 -
Accident type                      
Rear end 2 2 - - 1 1 - - - - -
Other accidents with same direction of travel - - - - - - - - - - -
Head-on upon overtaking 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Other head-on accidents 7 8 4 1 1 2 - - - - -
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel 3 3 - - - - - 3 - - -
Crossing directions of travel 3 3 1 1 - - - 1 - - -
Pedestrian crossing roadway 11 11 - - - - - - 11 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway 8 8 - - - - - - 8 - -
Sledges etc. involved 1 1 - - - - - - - 1 -
Single vehicle running off the road 14 15 11 2 - 2 - - - - -
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 1 1 1 - - - - - - - -
Other accidents 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - -
  People killed or injured
All accidents outside densely populated area 2009 2 854 4 471 2 537 1 362 56  208 96  104 57 5 46
Accident type                      
Rear end  334  625  374  215 4 14 6 8 - - 4
Other accidents with same direction of travel 95  131 65 31 4 10 13 7 - - 1
Head-on upon overtaking 35 69 41 21 1 5 - 1 - - -
Other head-on accidents  578 1 234  693  461 9 23 25 17 - - 6
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel  109  166 84 40 11 11 8 11 - - 1
Crossing directions of travel  161  242  131 59 3 15 10 24 - - -
Pedestrian crossing roadway 17 17 - - - - - - 17 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway 36 45 2 2 - - - 1 40 - -
Sledges etc. involved 5 5 - - - - - - - 5 -
Single vehicle running off the road 1 330 1 744 1 062  501 17  105 26 8 - - 25
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 88  112 45 20 6 19 7 8 - - 7
Other accidents 66 81 40 12 1 6 1 19 - - 2
  People killed
All fatal accidents outside densely populated area 2009  132  156 77 44 6 13 2 4 6 - 4
Accident type                      
Rear end 2 2 - 1 - - - - - - 1
Other accidents with same direction of travel - - - - - - - - - - -
Head-on upon overtaking 1 1 - - - 1 - - - - -
Other head-on accidents 57 77 42 28 1 3 1 1 - - 1
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel 2 2 - - 2 - - - - - -
Crossing directions of travel 4 5 3 1 - - - 1 - - -
Pedestrian crossing roadway 2 2 - - - - - - 2 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway 4 4 - - - - - - 4 - -
Sledges etc. involved - - - - - - - - - - -
Single vehicle running off the road 57 60 32 14 3 7 1 1 - - 2
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 2 2 - - - 2 - - - - -
Other accidents 1 1 - - - - - 1 - - -
  People killed or injured
All accidents with unknown type of area of residence 2009  874 1 245  688  301 13 54 52 62 55 - 20
  People killed
All fatal accidents with unknown type of area of residence 2009 2 2 1 - - - - - - - 1

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