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. 2011
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 2010  190  208  110 39 2 24 - 5 22 2 4
2011  158  168 87 32 1 12 4 12 16 - 4
                       
Accident type                      
Rear end 3 3 1 1 - - 1 - - - -
Other accidents with same direction of travel 5 5 2 - - - - 3 - - -
Head-on upon overtaking 3 3 - - - 3 - - - - -
Other head-on accidents 62 69 49 13 - 4 - 2 - - 1
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel 2 2 - - - 1 - 1 - - -
Crossing directions of travel 7 7 2 1 - - 1 3 - - -
Pedestrian crossing roadway 6 6 - - - - - - 6 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway 10 10 - - - - - - 10 - -
Sledges etc. involved - - - - - - - - - - -
Single vehicle running off the road 51 54 30 16 1 3 1 1 - - 2
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc. 5 5 2 - - - 1 2 - - -
Other accidents 4 4 1 1 - 1 - - - - 1
  People injured
All accidents 2010 6 434 9 130 4 637 2 373  104  406  353  557  597 11 92
2011 6 079 8 363 4 149 2 166  123  363  343  527  603 8 81
                       
Rear end  983 1 601  970  494 21 43 41 27 - - 5
Other accidents with same direction of travel  288  371  166 86 4 42 32 37 - - 4
Head-on upon overtaking 49 81 44 18 1 8 3 3 - - 4
Other head-on accidents  842 1 459  874  452 14 31 28 56 - - 4
Turning from same or opposite direction of travel  347  451  187 91 6 37 48 80 - - 2
Crossing directions of travel  728  979  424  216 24 47 60  200 - - 8
Pedestrian crossing roadway  376  394 6 5 1 - 3 3  376 - -
Pedestrian walking in or along roadway  234  253 12 7 2 1 - 3  227 - 1
Sledges etc. involved 8 8 - - - - - - - 8 -
Single vehicle running off the road 1 794 2 291 1 309  719 32  110 64 19 - - 38
Single vehicles overturning in roadway. Collision with animal, parked vehicles etc.  233  248 84 35 16 32 51 27 - - 3
Other accidents  197  227 73 43 2 12 13 72 - - 12

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