In September, the number of deaths on the roads of mainland France fell by 5% compared to the same period in 2021. 262 people lost their lives in mainland France, compared to 276 in September 2021, according to a press release from the National Observatory Road Safety Inter-Ministerial (ONISR).
Compared to 2019, before the Covid epidemic, the drop is even more significant and reaches 15%.
More young victims
In detail, Road Safety recorded a sharp drop in the number of motorists who died on mainland roads compared to 2019 (29 fewer victims) as well as cyclists (6 fewer).
But it notes an increase in under-18 mortality: 20 killed in September 2022 compared to 16 in September 2021 and 14 in September 2019. The number of injury accidents recorded by the police has fallen to settle at 4.666 in September 2022, against 5.450 in September 2021 (-14%).
In the Overseas Territories, 19 people were killed in a road accident in September 2022 compared to 26 in September 2021 and 17 in September 2019. The number of injury accidents recorded by the police is;
in contrast;
rising.
It stood at 271 in September 2022, compared to 221 in September 2021 and 217 in September 2019.
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