Friday. 13.12.2024

In Finland, 298 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in January. In them, 17 persons were killed and 383 persons resulted injured.

According to Statistics Finland, the number of persons killed was four higher and that of persons injured one lower than in January 2019. The data were compared with the previous year's preliminary data.

Road-traffic-accidents-people-killedSource: Statistics Finland.

Of the persons who were killed, 10 traveled by passenger car, one by van and one by motorcycle.

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered three and cyclists one. In addition, one other road user was killed. Among those who died, 13 were men and four were women.

Road traffic accidents claimed 17 lives in January