Bulgaria’s road accident death toll in January-July 2024 is 246
A total of 246 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and July 31 2024, according to provisional figures posted on August 1 by the Interior Ministry.
This is 41 fewer than the confirmed figure as of August 1 2023, the ministry said.
In January to July 2024, there were 3987 accidents in which people died or were seriously injured on Bulgaria’s roads. Apart from the dead, 4934 people were injured.
In July 2024 alone, there were 755 accidents on Bulgaria’s roads, leaving 53 people dead and 940 injured.
Bulgaria had the highest road fatality rate in the European Union in 2023, at 82 per million inhabitants, followed by Romania, at 81 per million inhabitants, the European Commission (EC) said on March 8, citing preliminary data.
In recent years, Bulgaria had been in second place, with Romania in first place, according to final data. Final data for 2023 are expected in autumn 2024.
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