
The European Commission with the active contribution of NTUA, SWOV and KFV has published at the European Road Safety Observatory, the Light Goods Vehicles (LGVs) Facts and Figures Report which refers to lorries under 3.5 tonnes. Throughout the observation period (2013-2023), the share of fatalities in crashes involving LGVs among all road fatalities ranged between 10% to 12% and about 3% of all road fatalities were LGV occupants. Looking at the EU, the number of fatalities in crashes involving LGVs decreased by 9%, comparing 2019 and 2023. The development of the number of fatalities in LGV crashes throughout the years varies across European countries, with Northern and Central European countries having a lower share of fatalities in LGV crashes in the total number of road fatalities than countries in Southern and Southeastern Europe.
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