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Road traffic accidents claimed 15 lives in September 2022

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release | Statistics on road traffic accidents 2022, September

According to preliminary data of Statistics Finland, 304 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in September 2022. In them, 15 persons were killed and 343 persons injured. The number of persons killed was the same and that of persons injured 50 lower than in September 2021. The data were compared with the previous year's preliminary data.

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  • There were 304 road traffic accidents resulting to personal injury in September 2022.
  • Road traffic accidents caused the death of 15 and injury of 343 persons.
  • Of the persons who were killed, eight travelled by passenger car, one by moped, one by motorcycle, one by lorry. Killed pedestrians numbered two, cyclists one and other road users one.
  • Among those who died, 12 were men and three were women.

Road traffic accidents in January to September

A total of 2,362 road traffic accidents involving personal injury happened in January to September period of 2022. In them, 144 persons were killed and 2,918 persons injured. The number of persons killed was 10 lower and that of persons injured 38 higher than in the corresponding period of 2021. Of the persons who were killed, 87 travelled by passenger car, one by moped, 20 by motorcycle and two by lorry. Pedestrians killed numbered 16 and cyclists 15. In addition, three other road users were killed.

Accidents that led to personal injury in road traffic by county, January to September 2022 preliminary data

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    Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on road traffic accidents [online publication].
    Reference period: 2022, September. ISSN=2342-3846. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 25.4.2025].
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