There are eleven more than in the same month last year, and the highest number of deaths in March in the last ten years.
Monday 1 April at 11:30 p.m
The short version
- 14 people died in traffic in March, an increase from March last year and the highest number in ten years.
- A total of 22 people lost their lives in traffic in the first three months of the year, the highest since 2020.
- Guro Ranes from the National Roads Administration encourages you to follow the speed limit, drive without drugs and avoid distractions.
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The vision of zero traffic fatalities – is still a distant dream.
This is shown by preliminary figures from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
– March was a very sad month in traffic. 14 people killed is a significant increase compared to 2023 and previous years. The increase worries us, says department director Guro Ranes in the Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
Nine men, four women and one boy died.
The total of twelve accidents occurred in the counties of Agder, Rogaland, Telemark, Østfold, Oslo, Innlandet, Møre and Romsdal, Trøndelag and Troms.
– Know what works
A total of 22 people lost their lives in traffic in the first three months of the year.
There are nine more than last year, and the highest number since 2020, when 24 people died in the same period.
If the number of accidents is to decrease, everyone must contribute, points out Ranes, who has the following appeal to road users:
– We know what works. Keep to the speed limit and adapt your speed to the conditions, drive without drugs, wear a seat belt and keep your attention on the road. Driving is the only thing you should do, she says and indirectly warns against distractions behind the wheel.
Looked better on March 1st
The number of people killed and seriously injured in traffic has, after all, decreased over time, according to the Swedish Road Administration.
Last year, 113 people died in traffic, compared to 147 in 2014.
– Every traffic accident with fatalities and serious injuries is a tragedy, and every accident is one too many. We must all continue to work to reduce the number of accidents, says Guro Ranes.
By 1 March at the latest, the accident trend showed a different tendency. Until then, five people had lost their lives in traffic in 2024.
It was then the lowest number of deaths for January and February in recent times, with the exception of 2022, and a halving compared to 2023.
