Bulgaria’s road accident death toll in January-September 2024 is 335
A total of 335 people died in accidents on Bulgaria’s roads between January 1 and September 30 2024, according to provisional figures posted on October 1 by the Interior Ministry.
This is 63 fewer than the confirmed figure as of October 1 2023, the ministry said.
In January to September 2024, there were 5406 accidents in which people died or were seriously injured on Bulgaria’s roads. Apart from the dead, 6814 people were injured.
In September 2024 alone, there were 636 accidents on Bulgaria’s roads, leaving 37 people dead and 843 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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