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Fri, 22 May, 2015 12:10:33 AM FTimes Report, May 22  File Photo - Lehtikuva. At least 25 persons were killed and 373 others injured in road traffic accidents in April, according to preliminary data of Statistics Finland.
A total of 296 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in the month. The number of persons killed was 12 higher and that of persons injured 95 lower than in April 2014 as per the data.
Of the persons who were killed, 18 travelled by passenger car and one by lorry. Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered four and cyclists two.
Among those who died, 18 were men and seven were women.
Persons killed in road traffic accidents 1/1985 - 4/2015. Deaths in the past 12 months by month. Source: Transport and Tourism: Statistics on road traffic accidents. Statistics Finland. A total of 1,215 road traffic accidents involving personal injury happened in the January to April period, the statistics show.
In them, 76 persons were killed and 1,541 persons injured. The number of persons killed was 20 higher and that of persons injured 166 lower than in the corresponding period of 2014.
Of the persons who were killed, 51 travelled by passenger car, three by van and two by lorry. Pedestrians killed numbered 13 and cyclists four. In addition, three other road users were killed.
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