At least 14 people were killed and 513 other injured in 415 separate road accidents took place in the country in September, according to the Statistics Finland.

The number of persons killed was five lower and that of persons injured in September 2016.

Of the persons who were killed, eight travelled by passenger car, one by moped and three by motorcycle.

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered one. In addition, one other road user was killed. Among those who died, 13 were men and one was a woman.

A total of 3,303 road traffic accidents involving personal injury happened in January to September period. In them, 160 persons were killed and 4,145 persons injured. The number of persons killed was 12 lower and that of persons injured 319 lower than in the corresponding period of 2016.