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More people killed and injured in September
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Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, September 2007

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More people killed and injured in September

A total of 720 road traffic accidents were reported to the Norwegian police in September this year. 28 people were killed and 1 002 were injured in these accidents, according to preliminary figures. This is higher than average for September the last ten years.

Persons killed. January-September. 1998-2007

Persons injured. January-September. 1998-2007

The corresponding numbers for September 2006 were 16 fatalities and 985 injuries. September figures for the last decade show an average of 26 fatalities and 981 injuries. The 28 people killed in road traffic accidents last month included 12 drivers of cars, six car passengers, seven motorcyclists, two pedestrians and one cyclist.

174 killed so far this year

174 people have been killed in road traffic accidents so far in 2007, up by eight from the same time last year. The average for the period 1998-2007 is 210.

Increase in the number of injuries

8 945 people have been injured in road traffic accidents so far this year, compared to 8 128 people at the same time in 2006. From 1998 to 2007, an average of 8 569 people were injured during the first three quarters of the year.

Fewer fatalities and more injuries in accidents involving heavy goods vehicles

According to the preliminary figures for the first three quarters of 2007, 224 accidents involved heavy goods vehicles. In these accidents 28 people were killed, and 313 people were injured. In the same period last year the police registered 187 such accidents, in which 37 people were killed and 224 were injured.

Police figures

The statistics are based on accidents reported to the police. Less severe accidents and injuries are often not reported to the police, and may therefore be under-represented in the figures. The total number of injuries includes casualties where the degree of injury has not been specified. Some people registered in this category may be uninjured, and figures are subject to change.

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