15 people have lost their lives in traffic accidents during the four days that the All Saints Bridge has lasted. They add up to five less than on the same dates in 2019 – the last comparable year given that in 2020 the restrictions prevented a large part of the mobility between autonomous communities. Of the total, seven were vulnerable users: three motorists, two pedestrians, a cyclist and a moped driver, according to data from the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT). The month of October closed with seven fewer deaths than in 2019 and the same deaths as in 2018. So far this year, there have been a total of 854 fatalities from road accidents compared to 911 in 2019, almost 10% less.
From Friday at three o’clock in the afternoon and until Monday at midnight, Traffic has registered 5,031,317 displacements – half a million less than what was foreseen by the DGT – and 15 accidents. Saturday and Sunday have been the days with the worst data, with five claims on each day, followed by Monday with four and Friday with one. Conventional roads accumulate most of the claims again, as has happened in recent years.
Seven accidents have been caused by the driver leaving the road, which is usually associated with speeding. Of the remaining six, four have been collisions. They are – as in the previous bridges – the second cause of accidents on the roads. In addition, there were two pedestrian attacks, a group that the DGT has set out to protect especially in the 2030 Road Safety Strategy.
During this bridge, 13 accidents have happened on conventional roads and two on highways or highways. The accident rate in urban areas has fallen by 11% in the last ten years, while in interurban areas it has fallen by up to 41%. The Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, highlighted his concern about this data at the Meeting of Cities for Road Safety and Sustainable Mobility held on October 21 and organized by the General Directorate of Traffic (DGT). In addition, it was proposed as a goal to reduce fatalities on the road by 50% by 2030.
The accidents have taken place in: Pedreguer and Penàguila (Alicante), Salas (Asturias), Villafranca de los Barros (Badajoz), Colindres (Cantabria), LLagostera, Quart and Vall d’en Bas (Girona), Fuentidueña de Tajo (Madrid ), Pizarra (Málaga), Oímbra (Ourense), Forcarei (Pontevedra), Arafo and Tacoronte (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) and Ulldecona (Tarragona).
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