in total 234 people died in traffic accidents. seven more deaths on Spanish roads in July and August than last summer. this rise is mirrored in the number of traffic accidents and hospitalizations across the country.
acting interior minister fernando grande-marlaska unveiled the provisional summer balance today, highlighting a record level of long-distance travel with 93.6 million journeys of 50 kilometers or more.
there was a small but noticeable uptick in fatalities among vulnerable road users. a total of 98 deaths involved pedestrians, cyclists or motorcyclists, five more than in 2022, making up 42% of all summer deaths. compared with last year, the number of women killed on the road increased as well, with 58 more cases this year, 15 more than the previous summer, accounting for 25% of the total fatalities.
an official remarked that the summer period recorded harsh realities for road safety, stating that a single death on the road is an unaffordable price. source: interior ministry.