The number of road fatalities in the Czech Republic is above the EU
average, the Czech News Agency reported on Saturday, citing new data from
the European Commission. According to the latest figures, 62 people per one
million residents were killed on Czech roads in 2018, as compared to the EU
average of 49 deaths per million.
The Czech Republic dropped six places in the ranking of 28 countries to
21st place, with the number of road deaths increasing by 14 percent
year-on-year. Overall, there were 25,100 traffic fatalities in the EU last
year and around 135, 000 people suffered serious injuries.