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Road safety: death toll rises in July

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354 people lost their lives on the roads of France in July, an increase of 12% compared to 2021 and 8% compared to 2019.

In July, 324 people died on France’s roads, according to the latest figures from the National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory (ONISR). A figure that reflects an increase of 12% compared to the same month last year and 8% compared to July 2019, which remains the reference year in the face of travel restrictions linked to the health context.

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Compared to last year, road safety also notes an increase in road traffic of 5% throughout the month of July, and even 10% on weekends.

“The other indicators of road accidents are down compared to July 2021 and compared to July 2019”, underlines the press release, however, citing the number of accidents (-10%) or injuries (-11 %).

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In the overseas territories, counted separately, 23 people died in a traffic accident in July 2022, compared to 30 in July 2021 and 24 in July 2019.

Author: Julien Bonnet
Source: BFM TV

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