This is how 2023 ended 1,145 dead traffic accidents, So, in a year when long-distance travel increased by 2%, death rates on the roads remain almost constant (three fewer deaths than in 2022).
Minister of Internal Affairs Fernando Grande-Marlaska reported these data at a press conference this Thursday. Provisional balance of traffic accidents of the year event that has just ended and counts victims recorded within 24 hours following accidents.
In total, 1,048 fatal accidents were recorded, in which 1,145 people died and 4,495 people were seriously injured.
Run-off roads continue to be the crash type with the most deaths, accounting for 486 people, 42% of the total number of fatalities.