Road safety in Essonne: the number of deaths down in 2023 but pedestrians more affected

2024-01-15T18:58:02.055Z

Highlights: In 2023, 31 people died on the department's roads, 10 fewer than in 2022. This compares to 41 people in traffic accidents in 2017, 37 in 2018, 30 in 2019 and 42 in 2021. But this clear improvement must be counterbalanced by two black spots: the significant increase in pedestrian casualties, and the high concentration of deaths occurring in the area where the N 20 and N 104 intersect, near Linas. The figures for the year 2023 were made public by the prefecture at the beginning of this year.

In 2023, 31 people died on the department's roads, 10 fewer than in 2022. But one category of victims is increasing