Peloponnese, Northern Aegean and Central Greece on the “black list” of the most deaths from traffic accidents
Three Greek regions rank among the deadliest in road accidents in the EU, according to Eurostat figures for 2021, released today.
Specifically, according to the European Statistical Service, in 2021 there were 19,917 deaths from traffic accidents on EU roads, equivalent to 45 deaths per million inhabitants.
The region in the EU with the highest rate of road traffic deaths was Severozapaden in north-west Bulgaria (133).
In total, there were 20 EU regions with at least 80 road traffic deaths per million inhabitants.
These areas were mainly in Romania (six regions), Bulgaria (three regions) and in Greece three regions: the Peloponnese (109), the North Aegean (103) and n Central Greece (89).
This is followed by Croatia, Poland and Portugal with two regions each, with the remaining regions located in Belgium and Italy.
Some of the highest fatality rates were recorded in rural areas, while urban areas and capital cities tended to report much lower rates.
The lowest traffic fatality rates were recorded in urban areas, such as Brussels with 7 traffic deaths per million inhabitants, Vienna (8), Stockholm and Bremen (9).
Source: Skai
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