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According to Istat, the return to pre-pandemic mobility levels was definitively consolidated in 2024, as evidenced by an increase in travel for employment, study, and tourism. In terms of traffic accidents, the number of fatalities stayed practically unchanged from 2023, while accidents and injuries increased. The number of road accident deaths was 3,030 (-0.3% compared to 2023), with 233,853 injuries (+4.1%), for a total of 173,364 road accidents (+4.1%). Compared to 2019, fatalities and injuries fell (-4.5% and -3.1%, respectively), while traffic accidents rose slightly (+0.7%). The number of deaths climbed among drivers and passengers of motorbikes, scooters (popular among tourists), and trucks, while dropping in other categories. Specifically, there were 830 motorcyclist fatalities (+13.1% compared to 2023) and 146 truck occupants (+30.4%). The number of casualties among e-scooter riders also climbed, with 3,751 injured and 23 deaths (within 30 days of the accident), plus one pedestrian. Deaths among car occupants fell to 1,252 (-6.0% vs. 2023), moped riders to 61 (-10.3%), pedestrians to 470 (-3.1%), and bicycle users (including e-bikes) to 185 (-12.7% vs. 2023, when they were 212).
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