Finland Times

An accident on Midsummer's Eve on June 21, 2013 in Jyväskylä leaving one person dead. Photo - Lehtikuva.

A total of 29 persons were killed and 697 injured in as much as 558 road accidents in the month of June this year, according to preliminary data of Statistics Finland. 

 

The number of persons killed was five higher and that of persons injured 59 higher compared to the corresponding period in the last year.

 

Of the persons who were killed, 21 travelled by passenger car, one by van and five by motorcycle. Cyclists killed in road traffic accidents numbered one.

 

Persons killed in road traffic accidents 1/1985 - 6/2013. Deaths in the past 12 months by month, Sources - Statistics Finland.

In addition, one other road user was killed. Among those who died, 23 were men and six were women.

 

A total of 2,209 road traffic accidents involving personal injury took place in the January to June period. In them, 120 persons were killed and 2,796 persons injured. The number of persons killed was eight lower and that of persons injured 209 lower than in the corresponding period of 2012. 

 

Of the persons who were killed, 77 travelled by passenger car, four by van, three by lorry, 12 by motorcycle and one by moped. Pedestrians killed numbered nine and cyclists nine. In addition, five other road users were killed.