10/10/2024 (Agence Europe) – In 2023, 20,400 people died in road accidents in the EU, a fall of 1% compared to 2022, the European Commission announced on Thursday 10 October. This represents 46 road deaths per million inhabitants. Although the long-term trend shows a 10% reduction compared with 2019, the current rate of reduction falls short of the EU’s intermediate target of halving the number of deaths and serious injuries by 2030, which requires an annual reduction of 4.5%. The Czech Republic, Cyprus, Poland, Romania and Finland recorded their lowest figures since records began. Sweden and Denmark continue to have the safest roads, while Bulgaria and Romania have the highest accident rates despite improvements. For more information: https://aeur.eu/f/dtk (AD)