Road traffic accidents claimed 27 lives in July 2022

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release | Statistics on road traffic accidents 2022, July

According to preliminary data of Statistics Finland, 362 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in July 2022. In them, 27 persons were killed and 460 persons injured. The number of persons killed was three higher and that of persons injured 42 lower than in July 2021. The data were compared with the previous year's preliminary data.

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  • There were 362 road traffic accidents resulting to personal injury in July 2022.
  • Road traffic accidents caused the death of 27 and injury of 460 persons.
  • Of the persons who were killed, 12 travelled by passenger car and nine by motorcycle. Killed pedestrians numbered three, cyclists two and other road users one.
  • Among those who died, 21 were men and six were women.

A total of 1,671 road traffic accidents involving personal injury happened in January to July period of 2022. In them, 102 persons were killed and 2,128 persons injured. The number of persons killed was 10 lower and that of persons injured 55 higher than in the corresponding period of 2021. Of the persons who were killed, 70 travelled by passenger car, 13 by motorcycle and one by lorry. Pedestrians killed numbered 11 and cyclists five. In addition, two other road users were killed.

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    Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Statistics on road traffic accidents [online publication].
    Reference period: 2022, July. ISSN=2342-3846. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 22.7.2025].
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