Nearly 24,000 people died in passenger vehicles and over 6,300 motorcyclists were killed that year in traffic crashes. Deaths among pedestrians and large trucks accounted for the remainder.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024 to 39,345 ... "It's encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic highs," NHTSA Chief ...

Traffic fatalities in the U.S. decreased in 2024, with 39,345 deaths reported by the United States Department of Transportation ... fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic ...

The big picture: U.S. traffic deaths ... But the rate of crash deaths started rising again about a decade ago, spiking during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bottom line: "A lot of us feel like we ...

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded.

Three climbers from Renton, Washington died while climbing a popular peak in North Cascades National Park over the weekend. A fourth climber survived.

A total of 675 people died in traffic accidents in the Netherlands last year ... Four in 10 cyclists died in a collision with a car, and most of the others were killed in a fall or another type of ...