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Almost 20,000 EU road fatalities in 2024

In 2024, almost 20,000 (19,940) people lost their lives in road crashes across the EU, according to latest statistics released by the European Commission. This represents a 2% decrease compared to 2023 and marks continued, but slow, progress toward the EU’s Vision Zero goal of halving road deaths and serious...

More than 20,000 lives lost in EU road crashers in 2023

In 2023, 20,400 people lost their lives in road crashes across the EU, marking a 1% decrease from the previous year, with 46 road deaths per million inhabitants.

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HGVs involved in 15 per cent of EU road fatalities

While trucks represent only 3 per cent of vehicles on Europe’s roads they are involved in almost 15 per cent of all EU road fatalities, recent road safety data has confirmed.

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