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22 killed on the roads in July
In July 2016, 22 persons were killed on Norwegian roads according to preliminary figures. In July 2015, the corresponding figure was 15.
| July 2016 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killed | Seriously injured1 | Killed | Seriously injured | |
| 1Because of delayed reporting of serious injuries , the number of severely injured increase over the coming months as the Police update the degree of injury. A complete and comparable overview of severely injured over time, is first published when the annual figures are released, usually in May each year. | ||||
| Total | 22 | 31 | 16 | 73 |
| Males | 17 | 21 | 12 | 54 |
| Females | 5 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| Group of road user | ||||
| Drivers of car | 10 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| Passengers of car | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 4 | 11 | 4 | 22 |
| Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 2 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| Others | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-15 years | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 16-24 years | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 |
| 25-44 years | 5 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| 45-64 years | 7 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| 65 years or older | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for July over the last 10 years is 20 fatalities.
The fatalities last month were seventeen men and five women. Of the fatalities last month, ten were car drivers, four were car passengers, three were motorcyclists, one was a moped rider, one was a cyclist, one was a pedestrian, and two were other road users.
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
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