Bulgaria’s road accident death toll in January-August 2024 is 294
A total of 294 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and August 31 2024, according to provisional figures posted on September 1 by the Interior Ministry.
This is 54 fewer than the confirmed figure as of September 1 2023, the ministry said.
In January to August 2024, there were 4747 accidents in which people died or were seriously injured on Bulgaria’s roads. Apart from the dead, 5944 people were injured.
In August 2024 alone, there were 746 accidents on Bulgaria’s roads, leaving 46 people dead and 990 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.
(Photo: Jennifer Shihab)
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