Sad Record 2024: Twelve Traffic Deaths in Drug-Related Accidents

This analysis was published by Statistics Austria on Wednesday, along with the final figures for traffic fatalities in 2024. A total of 176 drug-related accidents with personal injury occurred, an increase of 16 percent compared to the previous year.

Six of the twelve fatalities were under the influence of drugs themselves, while the other six victims were not impaired by drugs. 88 percent of the drivers and pedestrians involved in the 176 drug-related accidents with personal injury were men.

Decrease in Total Number of Traffic Fatalities

Meanwhile, the total number of traffic fatalities in Austria decreased: 351 people, including 270 men, lost their lives on Austria's roads. Statistics Austria reported a decrease of 13 percent compared to 2023 and the second-lowest figure in 63 years.

In contrast, there was an increase of eight percent in the number of seriously injured (7,774). Around 36 percent of all seriously injured accident victims, and thus the largest share, were riders of bicycles and e-scooters.

(APA/Red)

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