Nearly 24,000 people died in passenger vehicles and over 6,300 motorcyclists were killed that year in traffic crashes. Deaths among pedestrians and large trucks accounted for the remainder.

This marked the first time since 2020 that the number of deaths fell below 40,000. “It’s encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic highs ...

Three climbers from Renton, Washington died while climbing a popular peak in North Cascades National Park over the weekend. A fourth climber survived.

A total of 675 people died in traffic accidents in the Netherlands last year, virtually the same as in 2023 but 70 down on 2022, according to new figures from the national statistics agency CBS.