Traffic death toll up by 11 percent in 2018

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Traffic death toll up by half in Noord-Brabant

In 2018, the number of traffic deaths rose sharply in Noord-Brabant: 150, against 98 in 2017. In Zuid-Holland, the province with the highest traffic death toll after Noord-Brabant, 100 people were killed on the road. The lowest number of fatalities was recorded in Flevoland, Zeeland and the northern provinces. Noord-Brabant has the most extensive road network of all provinces (nearly 23 thousand km), followed by Gelderland and Zuid-Holland.

Highest death toll per vehicle km in Drenthe

In 2018, Noord-Brabant and Gelderland saw the highest proportion of passenger car occupants killed in traffic, namely over 40 percent. The number almost doubled in Noord-Brabant: from 31 in 2017 to 58 in 2018. The lowest number was recorded in Flevoland and Zeeland. The picture changes when taking into account the distances covered in each province. Drenthe and Noord-Brabant have relatively the highest shares of deaths among passenger car occupants per vehicle kilometre, while Zuid-Holland and Utrecht have the lowest shares.