Road traffic accidents claimed 17 lives in October 2023
release | Statistics on road traffic accidents 2023, OctoberAccording to preliminary data of Statistics Finland, 257 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in October 2023. In them, 17 persons were killed and 323 persons injured. The number of persons killed was six higher and that of persons injured 51 higher than in October 2022. The data were compared with the previous year's preliminary data.
Key selections
- Of the persons who were killed, seven travelled by passenger car, one by motorcycle and one by lorry.
- Killed pedestrians numbered four, cyclists three and other road users one.
- Among those who died, 12 were men and five were women.
Road traffic accidents in January to October
A total of 2,460 road traffic accidents involving personal injury happened in January to October period of 2023. In them, 151 persons were killed and 3,035 persons injured. The number of persons killed was five lower and that of persons injured 155 lower than in the corresponding period of 2022. Of the persons who were killed, 74 travelled by passenger car, 12 by van, one by moped, 19 by motorcycle and one by lorry. Pedestrians killed numbered 19 and cyclists 15. In addition, 10 other road users were killed.
Accidents that led to personal injury in road traffic by county, January to October 2023, preliminary data
| Personal injury accidents | Drink-related accidents | |
|---|---|---|
| WHOLE COUNTRY | 2,460 | 276 |
| MK01 Uusimaa | 625 | 57 |
| MK02 Southwest Finland | 228 | 24 |
| MK04 Satakunta | 153 | 13 |
| MK05 Kanta-Häme | 97 | 9 |
| MK06 Pirkanmaa | 200 | 20 |
| MK07 Päijät-Häme | 114 | 25 |
| MK08 Kymenlaakso | 94 | 14 |
| MK09 South Karelia | 46 | 7 |
| MK10 South Savo | 66 | 4 |
| MK11 North Savo | 108 | 17 |
| MK12 North Karelia | 76 | 8 |
| MK13 Central Finland | 127 | 16 |
| MK14 South Ostrobothnia | 99 | 15 |
| MK15 Ostrobothnia | 91 | 5 |
| MK16 Central Ostrobothnia | 38 | 5 |
| MK17 North Ostrobothnia | 155 | 19 |
| MK18 Kainuu | 48 | 8 |
| MK19 Lapland | 74 | 10 |
| MK21 Åland | 21 | 0 |
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