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Fewer seriously injured in 2010
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Road traffic accidents involving personal injury, December 2010

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Fewer seriously injured in 2010

A total of 210 people were killed on Norwegian roads in 2010 and 673 people were seriously injured. Fourteen people lost their lives in December.

Persons killed. January-December. 2001-2010

A total of 210 people were killed in road traffic accidents in 2010. This compares with 212 killed in 2009.The average figure for the 10-year period 2001-2010 shows that 250 were killed in road traffic accidents.

High share of persons killed in head-on collisions

A total of 87 out of the 210 persons that were killed in 2010 lost their lives in head-on collisions (41 per cent), while 67 were killed in accidents where the vehicle left the road (32 per cent).

A total of 219 persons were seriously injured in head-on collisions in 2010 and 233 in accidents where the vehicle left the road. The corresponding figures for the last year were 246 and 222 respectively.

High share of car drivers killed

In total, 113 car drivers were killed in 2010, compared with 98 in 2009, according to preliminary figures. Of the others killed in 2010, 39 were car passengers, 26 were motorcyclists, 21 were pedestrians, 5 were cyclists and 6 were other road users.

Few children killed

Persons seriously injured. 2001-2010

Five children below 16 years of age were killed in traffic accidents in 2010, while 39 were seriously injured. In 2009 the corresponding figures were 8 and 58 respectively. Forty-nine persons in the age group 16-24 years were killed in 2010, and 176 were seriously injured. The average figure for the period 2006-2010 was 54 killed. Of those killed in this age group, 36 were men (73 per cent).

Most killed in Hordaland county

The preliminary figures show that 22 persons were killed in road traffic accidents in Hordaland in 2010, 21 in Nordland and 18 in Akershus.

Many pedestrians killed in December

In December, 6 pedestrians lost their lives in traffic accidents, compared to 1 in 2009. Of the others killed in December, 7 were car drivers and 1 was a car passenger.

The preliminary figures show that 486 road traffic accidents were reported to the Norwegian police in December 2010. Fourteen people were killed and 44 were seriously injured in these accidents. In December 2009 the number of fatalities amounted to 17 killed and 55 seriously 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 underrepresented in the figures. The total number of injuries includes casualties where the degree of injury has not been specified. Around 22 per cent of the casualties reported thus far in 2009 belonged to this category. Some people registered in this category may be uninjured, and figures are subject to change.

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