Traffic statistics - Fewer serious injuries in road accidents
Significantly fewer people were seriously injured in road accidents in Rhineland-Palatinate in the first ten months of 2023 than in previous years. In total, there were 2,263 serious injuries between January and October, according to the Rhineland-Palatinate State Statistical Office on Thursday. This was nine percent fewer than in the same period last year. The figure was also the lowest in the past ten years, it said.
By October 2023, 114 people had also died in road accidents. According to the statistics, this was seven fewer people than in the same period in 2022. In total, the police registered around 116,000 traffic accidents on the roads of Rhineland-Palatinate. This means that the number of accidents rose by 4.9 percent compared to the same period last year. There were also more minor injuries: the figure rose by four percent to around 12,650 people.
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In Rhineland-Palatinate, the bustling city of Ems saw a decrease in traffic accidents, with a 4.9% increase in total accidents recorded between January and October 2023. This statistically significant increase, however, led to only four more minor injuries, elevating the total to around 12,650 individuals. (Statistics, Ems, Traffic accidents)
Despite this rise in minor injuries, the number of serious injuries in road accidents fell by 9% in the same timeframe, resulting in 2,263 cases – the lowest figure in the past decade. This significant improvement in road safety led to fewer fatalities, with only 114 deaths reported, which was 7 fewer than in the previous year. (Rhineland-Palatinate, Accidents, Serious injuries)
Unfortunately, the survey by the Rhineland-Palatinate State Statistical Office does not provide specific data on traffic accidents at the bath Ems, so it remains unclear if this trend is also observed in this popular tourist destination. (Ems, Bath Ems, Traffic accident)
Source: www.stern.de
