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8 killed on the roads in April
In April 2016, 8 persons were killed on Norwegian roads according to preliminary figures. In April 2015, the corresponding figure was 4.
April 2016 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | Seriously injured | Killed | Seriously injured | |
Total | 8 | 14 | 9 | 48 |
Males | 8 | 11 | 7 | 33 |
Females | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
Passengers of car | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 2 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
Others | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
16-24 years | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
25-44 years | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
45-64 years | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
65 years or older | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for April over the last 10 years is 11 fatalities.
All of the fatalities last month were men. Two of these were car passengers, three were motorcyclists, one was a cyclist, one was a pedestrian, and there was one other road user.
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84