DANGEROUS ROADS: Israel Sees 20% Increase in Road Accident Deaths in 2021, Highest Toll in Past Decade

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A total of 359 Israelis were killed in road accidents in 2021, a 20% increase over 2020 and the highest death toll in the past decade, a survey published by the Or Yarok (Green Ligh) organization on Thursday shows.

In 2020, 298 Israelis were killed on the roads, as opposed to the 359 killed since the beginning of 2021, numbers Or Yarok says are “a large and unusual gap in deaths compared to previous years.”

For comparison, the increase in fatalities in 2021 compared to 2020 is equivalent to the increase in fatalities between 2013-2016, meaning that the increase in the past year was similar to the increase over four consecutive years.

The Or Yarok Association for Safer Driving in Israel is a traffic safety lobbyist organization dedicated to reducing road accidents in Israel through education, enforcement and improvement of infrastructure. [Tazpit News Agency]

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