Bulgaria’s January – November 2024 road death toll is 438
A total of 438 people died in road accidents in Bulgaria between January 1 and November 30 2024, according to provisional figures posted on December 1 by the Interior Ministry.
This is 54 fewer road deaths than at the same time in 2023, the ministry said.
In January – November 2024, there were 6630 accidents on Bulgaria’s roads in which people died or were injured.
According to the Interior Ministry, 8353 people have been injured in road accidents this year.
In November, there were 593 road accidents, leaving 63 dead and 751 injured.
Bulgaria had the highest road fatality rate in the European Union in 2023, the European Commission (EC) said on October 10, citing final official figures.
Bulgaria’s 2023 road fatality rate was one per cent lower than in 2022, was 16 per cent lower than in 2019 and 18 per cent lower than the country’s 2017-2019 average.
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