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10 people killed in road traffic accidents
In March 2015, 10 persons were killed in road traffic accidents, according to preliminary figures. In March 2014, the corresponding figure was 9.
March 2015 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 10 | 18 | 11 | 41 |
Males | 9 | 12 | 7 | 27 |
Females | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 8 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
Passengers of car | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
16-24 years | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
25-44 years | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
45-64 years | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
65 years or older | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for March over the last 10 years is 13 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, one was a woman and nine were men. Eight of the fatalities were car drivers, one was a passenger 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