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7 people killed in road traffic accidents
In March 2014, 7 persons were killed in road traffic accidents, according to preliminary figures. In March 2013, the corresponding figure was 11.
March 2014 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 7 | 16 | 11 | 39 |
Males | 3 | 11 | 8 | 25 |
Females | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 4 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
Passengers of car | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Others | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
16-24 years | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
25-44 years | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
45-64 years | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
65 years or older | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for March over the last 10 years is 14 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, four were women and three were men. Four of the fatalities were car drivers, two were passengers and one was a pedestrian.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84