Nearly 43 000 People Were Killed In Car Accidents In 2021 The national highway traffic safety administration has released its early estimate of traffic fatalities for 2021. nhtsa projects that an estimated 42,915 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes last year, a 10.5% increase from the 38,824 fatalities in 2020. the projection is the highest number of fatalities since 2005 and the largest. Us traffic fatalities highest in 16 years as nearly 43,000 people died on roads in 2021. tom krisher and hope yen. associated press. 0:00. 2:35. detroit – nearly 43,000 people were killed on u.s.
Car Crashes Injuries Deaths Up In 2021 Says Nhtsa Detroit (ap) — nearly 43,000 people were killed on u.s. roads last year, the highest number in 16 years as americans returned to the roads after the coronavirus pandemic forced many to stay at home. the 10.5% jump over 2020 numbers was the largest percentage increase since the national highway traffic safety administration began its fatality. Nhtsa also estimates that 2.5 million people were injured in crashes during 2021, up 9.4% from 2020. the agency said it will release preliminary 2022 traffic death data in the coming weeks. nhtsa estimates that 31,785 people were killed in crashes from january through september last year, down 0.2% from the same period of 2021. The share of fatalities on urban roads went from 57 percent. in march 2020 to 62 percent in march 2021, a 5 percentage . point increase. correspondingly, the total fatalities (fatal. ity counts) on urban roads increased from 21,940 in 2020 to. 25,411 in 2021, a 16 percent increase. in summary, the traffic. The nhtsa has released an analysis of car crashes for the 2021 calendar year. totaling 3,522 people killed as a result of distracted driving. the nhtsa reports that 2.5 million people were.
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