Almost 2,000 people have been killed and nearly 21,000 others injured in road accidents since the beginning of the year. Most accidents occurred in Kyiv, Dnipro and Odesa regions. The most dangerous roads in terms of the number of accidents are currently the M-06 Kyiv – Chop and the M-30 Stryi – Uman – Dnipro – Izvaryne.
16,621 accidents with victims have occurred in Ukraine since the beginning of 2024. This is 11% more than in the same period last year. As a result of these accidents, 1,918 people died and another 20,862 were injured.
The majority of accidents with victims – 80% – occur in populated areas. It is worth noting that this year the number of accidents in settlements increased by 13%. At the same time, the number of accidents on highways remained almost unchanged.
The largest number of accidents with victims was recorded in Kyiv – 1,393 accidents. Settlements in Dnipropetrovska and Odeska oblasts follow: second and third place with 1,350 and 1,148 road accidents, respectively.
It is in Odesa region that the number of accidents has increased by a record 40% this year compared to the same period last year. The number of deaths in this region increased by 70%.
The M-06 Kyiv – Chop highway has been the most dangerous road for several years now – 292 accidents with victims in 8 months of 2024. The M-30 Stryi – Uman – Dnipro – Izvaryne highway follows, with 291 accidents recorded. The M-03 Kyiv – Kharkiv – Dovzhanskyi highway is also among the top three roads with the highest number of accidents: 156 accidents with victims.
Almost half of the accidents in Ukraine are caused by speeding: 40%. The top causes of accidents also include violation of maneuvering rules (23%) and violation of intersection rules (10%).
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