On March 14, 2020, a state of emergency was declared in Spain due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the extent it was beginning to have in the country at that time. As a result, road travel was reduced to a minimum, being allowed only in justified cases. Despite this, accidents with fatalities have continued to be recorded on national interurban roads.
Most of these accidents, however, were caused by distracted or inattentive driving. Meanwhile, close to ** percent of the recorded fatal accidents were caused by driving at an inappropriate speed.
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Dirección General de Tráfico. (May 7, 2020). Percentage of traffic accidents with fatalities during the COVID-19 state of emergency in Spain in 2020, by contributing factor [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1633323/most-common-factors-in-fatal-accidents-during-the-state-of-alarm-spain/
Dirección General de Tráfico. "Percentage of traffic accidents with fatalities during the COVID-19 state of emergency in Spain in 2020, by contributing factor." Chart. May 7, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1633323/most-common-factors-in-fatal-accidents-during-the-state-of-alarm-spain/
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Dirección General de Tráfico, Percentage of traffic accidents with fatalities during the COVID-19 state of emergency in Spain in 2020, by contributing factor ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1633323/most-common-factors-in-fatal-accidents-during-the-state-of-alarm-spain/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
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