Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria is among the countries with the highest number of road deaths in the EU

Photo: Nikolay Petkov

The most dangerous roads are in Romania and Bulgaria, the safest - in Sweden and Denmark. This is indicated by a report of the European Commission, transmitted from Brussels by BNR correspondent Angelina Piskova. 

In Bulgaria, road traffic fatalities for 2022 are 78 per 1 million inhabitants, compared to the EU average of 46 people. 

The situation is worse only in Romania with 86 victims per 1 million inhabitants. 

For comparison, in Sweden, deaths are 21 per 1 million people.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

PP/DB sends parliamentary forces a declaration on a cordon sanitaire around Delyan Peevski

We Continue the Change/Democratic Bulgaria (PP/DB), which came second in the 27 October parliamentary election, sent the other political forces to be represented in parliament a “Declaration for ridding the institutions and the election process of..

published on 11/2/24 11:06 AM

65 cameras from the online video streaming of the elections have no recordings

The recordings from 65 cameras, which streamed the counting of the ballots on election night online, have gone missing, according to a report by the caretaker cabinet regarding the provision of the material and technical logistics for the elections...

published on 11/2/24 10:45 AM
Veselin Dimanov

Veselin Dimanov, director of the film “Morality is goodness” is Enlightener of the Year, 2024

Veselin Dimanov , director of the most watched documentary “Morality is goodness” is Enlightener of the Year, 2024. His film tells the story of lawyer and university lecturer, the late Christian Takov, whose words and personal example have..

published on 11/2/24 10:04 AM