WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024 to 39,345 ... "It's encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic highs," NHTSA Chief ...

Traffic fatalities in the U.S. decreased in 2024, with 39,345 deaths reported by the United States Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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.

The annual count of traffic deaths exceeded 80 deaths in the early 2000s. The number has mostly ranged in the 50s or 60s since 2010.

Pennsylvania had its second lowest number of traffic fatalities on record in 2024. Deaths also declined in Monroe County.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024 to 39,345 ... "It's encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic highs," NHTSA Chief Counsel ...

Traffic fatalities in the U.S. decreased in 2024, with 39,345 deaths reported by the United States Department of Transportation ... fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic ...