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8 killed in November
In November 2014, 8 persons were killed in road traffic accidents in Norway according to preliminary figures. In November 2013, the corresponding figure was 10.
November 2014 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 8 | 17 | 12 | 49 |
Males | 6 | 8 | 8 | 31 |
Females | 2 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 5 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
Passengers of car | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
Others | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
16-24 years | 2 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
25-44 years | 4 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
45-64 years | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
65 years or older | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for November over the last 10 years is 16 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, six were men and two were women. Five of the fatalities were car drivers, two were pedestrians and one was in the category other road user.
A total of 146 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