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Increase in road traffic fatalities
statistikk
2008-03-13T10:00:00.000Z
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Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, February 2008

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Increase in road traffic fatalities

503 accidents were reported to the police in February, according to preliminary figures. 19 people were killed and 756 injured in these accidents.

People injured. February. 1999-2008 and average 1999-2008

People killed. February. 1999-2008 and average 1999-2008

Correspondingly, the police registered 444 accidents in February 2007 in which 12 people were killed and 723 were injured. On average, there have been 18 fatalities and 800 injuries in road traffic accidents in February over the last ten years.

Many pedestrians involved in fatal accidents

Four pedestrians lost their lives in road traffic accidents last month. No pedestrians were killed on the roads in February last year. Eight pedestrians have been killed in road traffic accidents in the first two months of the year, compared to three in the same period in 2007.

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 underrepresented in the figures. The total number of injuries includes casualties where the degree of injury has not been specified. Around 29 per cent of the casualties reported in February 2008 belonged to this category. Some people registered in this category may be uninjured, and figures are subject to change.

New classification of injury

From January 2008 Statistics Norway will implement a new classification of injury. The previously used terms “very seriously injured” and “seriously injured” will be grouped together under the blanket term “severely injured”.

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