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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), road traffic injuries caused an estimated 1.35 million deaths worldwide in 2016. [2] That is, one person is killed every 26 seconds on average. Only 28 countries, representing 449 million people (seven percent of the world's population), have laws that address the five risk factors of speed ...
The following is a list of articles that contain a lists of traffic collisions, or list of people who died in traffic collisions. Lists of traffic collisions [ edit ]
A car was driven off the M62 motorway onto railway tracks, causing the derailment of a passenger train and its subsequent collision with a freight train, killing 10. March 5 – Portugal – Hintze Ribeiro Bridge disaster. A bridge across the Douro river collapsed as a bus and three cars were crossing, killing 59. [7]
157 of the people who died in car accidents were pedestrians, the highest figure the state has ever recorded in a single year. The 141 motorcyclists killed were also the most in a year on record.
The car was reportedly travelling 130 km/h (80 mph), when it collided with a FAP truck. Her sister, Silvana Armenulić, died in the same crash. Tarnia Baker: 1967 2017 50 years South African politician pedestrian Park Rynie, South Africa Struck by a truck while walking across a street. [28] Christian Bakkerud: 1984 2011 26 years Danish
Pedestrian deaths from car crashes surged the most in at least four decades last year, according to a new report.
November 9 – Netherlands – In sudden dense fog on the A16 motorway west of Breda, several cars and trucks collide in a huge pile-up. 10 people were killed and 28 injured. [135] December 11 – United States – Interstate 75 fog disaster. A 99 car pile-up due to fog on Interstate 75 near Calhoun, Tennessee resulted in 12 deaths and 42 ...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is part of the Department of Transportation and is distinct from the independent NTSB, says that deaths in car crashes increased 27% from ...