More than 19 thousand road accidents with injuries and deaths were recorded in Ukraine in ten months of 2023. The most common cause of road accidents is exceeding the safe speed limit. The number of accidents involving children has also increased significantly. Dnipropetrovska, Lvivska, and Kyivska oblasts are among the worst performers in terms of road accidents.
19,743 road accidents with fatalities and/or injuries occurred in Ukraine in 10 months of 2023. 2,492 people died as a result of these accidents, and another 24,774 were injured.
This is reported by Opendatabot, citing data from the Patrol Police Department.
The largest number of accidents with injuries and deaths was recorded in:
– Dnipropetrovska oblast – 1775
– Lviv region – 1697
– Kyiv region – 1631 accidents.
The most significant increase in road accidents with injuries and/or deaths was in Volyn – +39%. This is almost 1.4 times more than in the same period in 2021. The number of accidents also increased significantly in Chernivtsi (+27%) and Kirovohrad (+26%) regions. In contrast, accidents in Ternopil and Kharkiv regions decreased by 11% and 10%, respectively.
Top causes of road accidents in 2023
In the vast majority of cases – 38.5% – accidents occur due to speeding. The second most common cause of accidents in Ukraine is violation of maneuvering rules (22.5%). ⅔ of deaths in road accidents occur for these reasons.
In 2023, the number of accidents involving children increased significantly – by 10% compared to the same period in 2021.
At the same time, the number of accidents that, according to the Patrol Police, were caused by children increased by 1.5 times. This year, twice as many children have already died in such accidents and 2.3 times as many have been injured as in the same period in 2021.
Lviv region remains the anti-leader with 83 such accidents, while Kyiv and Vinnytsia regions show the highest growth – by 3.8 and 3 times, respectively.
https://opendatabot.ua/analytics/dtp-causes-10-2023
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