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8 killed on the roads in December
In December 2016, 8 persons were killed on Norwegian roads according to preliminary figures. In December 2015, the corresponding figure was 10.
| December 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 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 46 |
| Males | 5 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
| Females | 3 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| Group of road user | ||||
| Drivers of car | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 |
| Passengers of car | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Others | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Age | ||||
| 0-15 years | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 16-24 years | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 25-44 years | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 45-64 years | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 |
| 65 years or older | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The average for December over the last 10 years is 15 fatalities.
The fatalities last month were five men and three women. Of the fatalities last month, four were car drivers, one was a car passenger, two were pedestrians and one was in the category «other road user».
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84