Lowest ever number of road deaths recorded in France

For the first time ever, the number of road deaths in France fell under the threshold of 4,000 in 2010, a 6.5 per cent drop year on year, the Interior ministry announced yesterday. According to provisional data from the road safety department, 3,994 people were killed in road accidents in 2010, the equivalent of almost 300 lives saved on 2009. After years of decline, road deaths reached 4,273 in 2009. Road injuries in 2010 also recorded a sharp fall, down by 13.1 per cent.
May 17, 2012 Read time: 1 min
RSSFor the first time ever, the number of road deaths in France fell under the threshold of 4,000 in 2010, a 6.5 per cent drop year on year, the Interior ministry announced yesterday. According to provisional data from the road safety department, 3,994 people were killed in road accidents in 2010, the equivalent of almost 300 lives saved on 2009. After years of decline, road deaths reached 4,273 in 2009. Road injuries in 2010 also recorded a sharp fall, down by 13.1 per cent.

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