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9 killed in October
In October 2014, 9 persons were killed according to preliminary figures. In October 2013, the corresponding figure was 22.
October 2014 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 9 | 20 | 16 | 57 |
Males | 7 | 12 | 11 | 36 |
Females | 2 | 8 | 5 | 21 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 3 | 5 | 8 | 26 |
Passengers of car | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 4 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
Others | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
16-24 years | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
25-44 years | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
45-64 years | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 |
65 years or older | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for October over the last 10 years is 19 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, seven were men and two were women. Three of the fatalities were car drivers, two were moped riders, three were pedestrians and one was a cyclist.
A total of 137 persons have been killed in traffic accidents on Norwegian roads so far this year.
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84