In 2024, there were 25,781 road accidents (Accidents) in Ukraine, resulting in 3,202 deaths and 32,023 injuries. These statistics highlight the scale of the problem on the country's roads and the need to take action 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 limit (39.4% of all road accidents with serious consequences);
- violation of maneuvering rules;
- violation of intersection traffic rules.
Types of road accidents with victims:
- collision (41.7%);
- hitting a pedestrian (26.7%);
- hitting an obstacle (12.2%).
He also provided other statistics on road accidents:
- 1,000 accidents were caused by drivers being intoxicated (alcohol or drugs). In such accidents, 110 people died and 1,302 were injured.
- 4,563 road accidents with dead and/or injured children, in which 180 children died and 5,225 children were injured.
- During the year, there were 6,877 accidents involving pedestrians, resulting in 983 deaths and 6,357 injuries.
At the same time, according to him, 300 complexes for automatic recording of traffic violations have been restored on the roads. “And there will be more. With the help of the automatic recording system, 4,361,914 resolutions were issued during 2024, and in non-automatic mode, police officers issued 644,102 resolutions,” Biloshitskyi indicated.
The enhanced patrolling regime also continues. “The presence of road patrols, which additionally monitor the situation on the roads, has been increased by +120 crews,” Biloshytskyi reported.
