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7 people killed in road traffic accidents
In April 2014, 7 persons were killed in road traffic accidents, according to preliminary figures. In April 2013, the corresponding figure was 9.
April 2014 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 7 | 12 | 12 | 53 |
Males | 6 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
Females | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 |
Passengers of car | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Others | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
16-24 years | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
25-44 years | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
45-64 years | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
65 years or older | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for April over the last 10 years is 14 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, six were men and one was a woman. Three of the fatalities were motorcyclists, one was a car driver, one was a cyclist, one was a pedestrian and one was in the category of other road user.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84