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8 killed on the roads in October
In October 2015, 8 persons were killed on Norwegian roads according to preliminary figures. In October 2014, the corresponding figure was 9.
October 2015 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 8 | 26 | 15 | 55 |
Males | 7 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
Females | 1 | 13 | 5 | 21 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 5 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
Passengers of car | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 1 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
Others | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
16-24 years | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
25-44 years | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
45-64 years | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
65 years or older | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for October over the last 10 years is 17 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, seven were men and one was a woman. Five of the fatalities were car drivers, two were car passengers and one was a pedestrian.
A total of 100 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