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19 people killed in road traffic accidents
In May 2014, 19 persons were killed in road traffic accidents, according to preliminary figures. In May 2013, the corresponding figure was 14.
May 2014 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 19 | 27 | 13 | 66 |
Males | 17 | 22 | 11 | 44 |
Females | 2 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 12 | 8 | 5 | 22 |
Passengers of car | 3 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 1 | 9 | 3 | 16 |
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
16-24 years | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
25-44 years | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
45-64 years | 6 | 11 | 5 | 17 |
65 years or older | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for May over the last 10 years is 17 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, seventeen were men and two were women. Twelve were drivers of a car, three were car passengers, three were motorcyclists 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