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Sun, 24 Jan, 2016 12:09:33 AM FTimes Report, Jan 24  File Photo - Lehtikuva. At least 17 persons were killed and 554 others injured in 428 road traffic accidents in December 2015, according to preliminary data of Statistics Finland.
The number of persons killed was eight lower and that of persons injured 83 lower than in December 2014.
Of the persons who were killed, 13 travelled by passenger car and one by van.
Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered two and cyclists one. Among those who died, 10 were men and seven were women, the statistics show.
Persons killed in road traffic accidents 1/1985 - 12/2015. Deaths in the past 12 months by month. Source: Transport and Tourism: Statistics on road traffic accidents. Statistics Finland. A total of 5,147 road traffic accidents involving personal injury happened in the January to December 2015 period. In them, a total of 257 persons were killed and 6,373 injured.
The number of persons killed was 33 higher and that of persons injured 304 lower than in the corresponding period of 2014.
Of the persons who were killed, 155 travelled by passenger car, 13 by van, five by lorry, 20 by motorcycle and one by moped. Pedestrians killed numbered 30 and cyclists 24. In addition, nine other road users were killed as per the data.
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