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14 killed on the roads in January
In January 2016, 14 persons were killed according to preliminary figures. In January 2015, the corresponding figure was 6.
January 2016 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 14 | 17 | 12 | 44 |
Males | 10 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
Females | 4 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
Passengers of car | 2 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
Others | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
16-24 years | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
25-44 years | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
45-64 years | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
65 years or older | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for January over the last 10 years is 16 fatalities.
Of the fatalities last month, ten were men and four were women. Nine of the fatalities were car drivers, two were car passengers, one was a pedestrian and two were other road users.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84