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As many as 484 road accidents took place in November, killing 30 people and injuring 581.
The number of casualties was 18% higher than a year before and that of injured 6% lower, according to preliminary data of Statistics Finland. Of the people killed, 17 travelled by passenger cars, three by vans and one by lorry.
Persons killed in road traffic accidents 1/1985 - 11/2013. Deaths in the past 12 months by month. Source: Statistics Finland.
Eight pedestrians and one cyclist were killed in road mishaps. Among those who were killed, 23 were men and seven women.
A total of 4,890 road accidents involving personal injury happened from January to November, when 239 people were killed and 6,109 injured.
