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7 killed on the roads in January
In January 2017, 7 persons were killed on Norwegian roads according to preliminary figures. In January 2016, the corresponding figure was 13.
January 2017 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | All injured | Killed | All injured | |
Both sexes | 7 | 562 | 11 | 506 |
Males | 5 | 358 | 8 | 269 |
Females | 2 | 204 | 4 | 236 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 4 | 352 | 6 | 302 |
Passengers of car | 1 | 152 | 2 | 132 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 1 | 41 | 2 | 61 |
Others | 1 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 33 | 1 | 37 |
16-24 years | 0 | 135 | 2 | 112 |
25-44 years | 2 | 186 | 2 | 177 |
45-64 years | 3 | 134 | 4 | 125 |
65 years or older | 2 | 74 | 3 | 52 |
Unknown age | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
* = preliminary figures
The average for January over the last 10 years is 16 fatalities.
The fatalities last month were five men and two women. Of the fatalities last month, four were car drivers, one was a car passenger, and there was one pedestrian and one other road user.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84