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6 people killed in road traffic accidents
In April 2015, 6 persons were killed in road traffic accidents, according to preliminary figures. In April 2014, the corresponding figure was 7.
April 2015 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 6 | 24 | 10 | 50 |
Males | 5 | 16 | 8 | 34 |
Females | 1 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
Passengers of car | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 2 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 1 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
Others | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16-24 years | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
25-44 years | 2 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
45-64 years | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 |
65 years or older | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for April over the last 10 years is 12 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, five were men and one was a woman. Three of the fatalities were car drivers, two were motorcyclists and one was a cyclist.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84