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On a population-adjusted basis, Spain had 86% fewer car crash fatalities in 2021 compared to 1991. [5] There are large disparities in road traffic death rates between regions. The risk of dying as a result of a road traffic injury is highest in the African Region (26.6 per 100 000 population), and lowest in the European Region (9.3 per 100 000 ...
March 24 – Peru – Huarmey bus accident. A bus crashed into traffic, killing 37 and injuring 70. April 10 – Morocco – A bus caught fire after colliding with a gas tanker in Tan-Tan, killing 33. [191] May 5 – India – A bus fell into a ditch and caught fire in Panna, Madhya Pradesh, killing 21. [192]
From the beginning of recorded statistics until the 1970s, total traffic deaths in the United States generally trended upwards, except during the Great Depression and World War II. From 1979 to 2005, the number of deaths per year decreased 15% while the number of deaths per capita decreased by 35%.
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Six people were injured in a horror wrong-way crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester early Monday -- with the driver of the car in the wrong lane left fighting for his life ...
March 13 – United Kingdom – M4 motorway crash. 10 people died in a 45 vehicle pile up in foggy conditions on the M4 motorway near Hungerford. July 31 – United States – A bus carrying about 60 Girl Scouts overturned on a desert mountain road near California Highway 111 , not far from Palm Springs , killing eight people.
An federal investigation into a runaway Prius car accident in suburban New York showed that the brakes were not applied and the "throttle was fully open" when the driver hit a wall. While the ...
In the early afternoon of October 6, 2018, a stretch limousine crashed at the junction of New York state routes 30 and 30A, north of Schoharie and 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Albany. The crash killed 20: the driver, all 17 passengers, and two pedestrians who were in a nearby parking lot.