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Fewer killed in summer traffic
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Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, August 2003

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Fewer killed in summer traffic

A total of 782 road traffic accidents were reported to the Norwegian police in August. 29 persons lost their lives and 1,097 were injured in these accidents, according to preliminary figures. The number of persons killed in summer traffic was the lowest since 1996.

Comparative figures for August last year show that 28 persons were killed and 1,138 injured on Norwegian roads, while the average figures for the period 1994-2003 are 30 fatalities and 1,008 injuries in August. Of the 29 people killed in road traffic accidents last month, 13 were drivers of automobiles, six were passengers of automobiles, five were motorcyclists, two were cyclists, two were pedestrians and one was classified as other group of road user.

Persons injured. January-August. 1994-2003

Persons killed. January-August. 1994-2003

Fewer killed so far this year

The preliminary figures show that a total of 179 persons have lost their lives and 7,358 have been injured on Norwegian roads so far this year. The comparative figure for last year was 206 persons killed and 8,114 injured, while the average figure for the period 1994-2003 is 198 persons killed and 7,316 injured in the first eight months of the year.

Fewer killed and injured in summer traffic

Fewer lives were lost in summer traffic this year. A total of 106 persons were killed on Norwegian roads during the four summer months, while the comparative figure for last year was 119 persons killed. The number of persons killed in summer traffic this year was the lowest since 1996, when 98 persons were killed on Norwegian roads in the period from May to August.

Accidents. Persons killed or injured. May-August. 1999-2003

Persons killed, by group of road-user. May-August. 1999-2003

A total of 4,159 persons were injured in the four summer months this year, while the comparative figure for 2002 was 4,624 injuries. In comparison, the average figure for the five year period 1999-2003 is 4,161 injuries on Norwegian roads in the four summer months.

Increase in number of motorcyclists killed

A total of 23 motorcyclists were killed in summer traffic 2003, five more than last summer. There was, however, a decrease in the number of pedestrians and passengers of automobiles involved in fatal accidents. While ten pedestrians lost their lives on Norwegian roads in the four summer months last year, the comparative figure for this year was five. The number of passengers of automobiles killed in summer traffic decreased from 26 to 17 in the same period.

Police figures

The statistics are compiled from returns made by police authorities. Less severe accidents and injuries are therefore under-represented in the figures.

The injury figures for 2002 that are used for comparative purposes in this text are preliminary. The figures for 2002 presented in the tables 1-8 are final.

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