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Fewer fatalities in road traffic accidents
A total of 228 people were killed in road traffic accidents so far this year. Of these 228, eleven were killed in November The number of fatalities in November and the period January-November 2004 was the lowest since the first monthly statistics of accidents was recorded in 1968
228 killed so far this year
A total of 228 people were killed on Norwegian roads from January to November 2004, while the comparative figure for the same period last year was 252.
A total of 10 970 people were injured in the first eleven months 2004 compared with 10 447 last year. The average figures for the period 2000-2004 show that 267 people were killed and 10 695 injured.
11 killed in November
A total of 647 road traffic accidents were reported to the Norwegian police in November. 11 people were killed and 967 were injured in these accidents. Comparative figures for November last year show that 29 people were killed and 838 injured on Norwegian roads, while the average figures for the period 2000-2004 are 23 fatalities and 862 injuries in November.
Among the 11 people killed in road traffic accidents last month, eight were drivers of cars, one was mopedist and two were pedestrians.
Police figures
The statistics are based on accidents reported to the police. Less severe accidents and injuries are therefore under-represented in the figures. In addition, the total number of injuries includes casualties where the degree of injury has not been specified. Future figures may prove that there was no injury.
The figures for 2003 that are used for comparative purposes are preliminary. The 2003 figures presented in tables 1-10 are final.
Tables:
- Table 1 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by month
- Table 2 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by county
- Table 3 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by police force area
- Table 4 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by age and mode of transport. January-November
- Table 5 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by severity, mode of transport and sex. January-November
- Table 6 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by mode of transport and type of accident. January-November
- Table 7 Drivers of automobile killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by age and type of accident. January-November. 2004
- Table 8 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents, by traffic units. January-November
- Table 9 Persons killed or injured in road traffic accidents involving lorries, by month
- Table 10 Vehicles involved in road traffic accidents, by type of tyres and accident. November
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84