The number of road accidents in Ukraine has increased by a quarter - police
Kyiv • UNN
The number of road accidents in Ukraine increased by 25% in 2023 compared to 2022. This year, more than 3,000 people died in accidents, with speeding causing more than half of the fatal accidents.
The number of road accidents in Ukraine increased by a quarter compared to 2022. Deaths from road accidents increased by 9%. The relevant statistics were published by the Patrol Police, UNN reports.
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It is indicated that speeding is the cause of more than 50% of all fatal accidents.
In 2023, there were 23,462 road accidents with fatalities or injuries. At the same time, 3,053 people were killed and 29,502 people were injured. 103 people died in Kyiv
Among the most common causes of fatal accidents are speeding (50%), violation of maneuvering rules (16%), and crossing the road in the wrong place and driving into oncoming traffic.
The highest number of deaths on the roads near populated areas was recorded in Dnipropetrovska (191), Lviv (126), and Kharkiv (120) regions.
Almost a quarter of all accidents occurred between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m.