
US traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024, lowest number since 2020
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024 to 39,345, the lowest number since 2020, but fatalities on American roads remained above pre-COVID levels, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. Last year marks the first time since 2020 that annual deaths involving vehicles dropped below 40,000 but they…