In 2024, 25,781 traffic accidents (traffic accidents) occurred in Ukraine, in which 3,202 people died and 32,023 people were injured. These statistics highlight the magnitude of the problem on the country's roads and the need to take measures to reduce the number of accidents.
In 2024, 25,781 road accidents with victims were registered, in which 3,202 people died and 32,023 people were injured
According to him, the main reasons are:
- exceeding the safe and established speed of movement (39.4% of all traffic accidents with serious consequences);
- violation of maneuvering rules;
- Violation of the traffic rules of the intersection.
Types of road accidents with victims:
- collision (41.7%);
- hitting a pedestrian (26.7%);
- hitting an obstacle (12.2%).
He also cited other statistics on traffic accidents:
- 1,000 road accidents - due to drivers being in a state of intoxication (alcohol or drugs). In such traffic accidents, 110 people died and 1,302 were injured.
- 4563 traffic accidents with dead and/or injured children, in which 180 children died and 5225 children were injured.
- During the year, there were 6,877 road accidents involving injured pedestrians, in which 983 people died and 6,357 were injured.
At the same time, according to his words, 300 complexes of automatic recording of traffic violations have been restored on the roads. "And there will be more. With the help of the auto-fixation system, 4,361,914 resolutions were issued in 2024, and in non-automatic mode, the police issued 644,102 resolutions," Biloshitskyi said.
Enhanced patrolling also continues. "The presence of car patrols, which additionally monitor the situation on the roads, has been increased by +120 crews," Biloshitskyi said.
