The number of fatal road traffic injuries in Turkey increased by 1,319 traffic fatalities (+25%) since the previous year. In total, the number of fatal road traffic injuries rose to 6,548 traffic fatalities in 2023. Over the observed period, the number of fatal road traffic injuries has been subject to fluctuation.
Road fatalities refer to the number of people killed immediately during a road accident or dying within 30 days due to the injuries they sustained during this accident. This excludes suicides and differentiates itself from road injuries, which include both people killed and injured during a road accident. These road accidents include any accident involving at least one road vehicle in use on a public or publicly-accessible private roadway.
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