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17 people killed in road traffic accidents
In July 2014, 17 persons were killed in road traffic accidents, according to preliminary figures. In July 2013, the corresponding figure was also 17.
July 2014 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 17 | 29 | 18 | 74 |
Males | 12 | 24 | 15 | 52 |
Females | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
Passengers of car | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 5 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 0 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
Others | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
16-24 years | 1 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
25-44 years | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
45-64 years | 7 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
65 years or older | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for July over the last 10 years is 21 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, twelve were men and five were women. Seven of the fatalities were car drivers, five were car passengers and five were motorcyclists.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84