At least 18 persons were killed and 379 other injured in separate road accidents across the country in January, according to Statistics Finland.

According to preliminary data of Statistics Finland, a total of 297 accidents involving personal injury happened in road traffic in the first month of the year.

The number of persons killed was eight higher and that of persons injured 51 lower than in January 2017.

Of the persons who were killed, 15 travelled by passenger car and one by van. Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered two.

Among those who died, 11 were men and seven were women.