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6 fatalities in February
In February 2015, 6 persons were killed in road traffic accidents in Norway according to preliminary figures. In February 2014, the corresponding figure was 14.
February 2015 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 6 | 21 | 12 | 42 |
Males | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 |
Females | 2 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 3 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
Passengers of car | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
Others | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
16-24 years | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
25-44 years | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
45-64 years | 0 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
65 years or older | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for February over the last 10 years is 13 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, four were men and two were women. Three were car drivers, two were passengers and one was in the category ‘other road user’.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84