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6 fatalities in February
In February 2017, 6 persons were killed on Norwegian roads according to preliminary figures. In February 2016, the corresponding figure was 10.
February 2017 | Average, current month, last 5 year period | |||
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Killed | All injured | Killed | All injured | |
Both sexes | 6 | 633 | 11 | 420 |
Males | 2 | 387 | 8 | 232 |
Females | 4 | 246 | 3 | 188 |
Group of road user | ||||
Drivers of car | 4 | 384 | 6 | 250 |
Passengers of car | 0 | 209 | 3 | 110 |
Drivers and passengers on motorcycle and moped | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
Cyclists ,pedestrians and persons sledging | 2 | 27 | 2 | 51 |
Others | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
Age | ||||
0-15 years | 0 | 50 | 0 | 22 |
16-24 years | 0 | 163 | 2 | 107 |
25-44 years | 3 | 197 | 2 | 147 |
45-64 years | 2 | 141 | 3 | 100 |
65 years or older | 1 | 69 | 3 | 43 |
Unknown age | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
The average for February over the last 10 years is 11 fatalities.
The fatalities last month consisted of four men and two women. Four of the fatalities were car drivers and two were pedestrians.
Contact
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Bente Elisabeth Andresen
E-mail: bente.elisabeth.andresen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 81 13 84