In the first eight months of this year, the number of fatal traffic accidents in Rhineland-Palatinate was lower than in the Corona year 2020. As the State Statistical Office announced on Tuesday in Bad Ems, a total of 79 people died in traffic accidents between January and August 2021.
According to the information, that was 15 fatalities less than in the same period of the previous year.
Bad Ems - In the first eight months of this year, almost 1,800 people were seriously injured on the streets in Rhineland-Palatinate.
According to statisticians, that was a decrease of about 15 percent compared to 2020. The number of slightly injured people fell by almost twelve percent to about 7,860.
In total, the police registered around 78,800 road accidents between January and August.
This was more than three percent less than in the same period of the previous year.
“In January and February 2021, the number of accidents reached historically low levels.
This has resulted in an overall decline so far for the year 2021 ”.
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From the point of view of the experts from Bad Ems, the lower number of accidents can be attributed to the corona pandemic.
"During the lockdown phases, the number of accidents and casualties fell sharply," it says.
After the restrictions were largely lifted, the number of accidents rose again.
dpa
