Last year, 737 people died in road accidents in the Netherlands. That is the largest number since 2008. The large number of cyclists who died in accidents is striking. In the 27 years that the figures have been kept, not so many died, according to figures from Statistics Netherlands.
Last year, 291 cyclists died in traffic. That is 84 more than in 2021 and is the largest number since 1996. Since that year, Statistics Netherlands has kept track of the figures of bicycle crashes.
Almost half of all bicycle accidents were caused by a collision with a (delivery) car. There were also more collisions with trucks, buses and other vehicles. A quarter of all bicycle accidents did not involve a collision: those victims died after falling off their bicycle, for example. This mainly happened to people over seventy.
In any case, Statistics Netherlands notes that many cycling over-75s have died in accidents. In that age group, the number of fatal accidents increased by 59 percent compared to 2021. This also resulted in more deaths: 150 compared to 94 a year earlier.
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Largest number of road casualties in North Brabant
The number of fatal car accidents rose by almost 30 percent to 225. The overall number of road deaths in 2022 was 27 percent higher than in 2021. This is not surprising: in that year, far-reaching corona measures such as a curfew were still active for months, resulting in fewer traffic was.
In total, 522 men and 215 women died in traffic last year. According to Statistics Netherlands, younger road victims often died as a result of a car crash, while older victims were involved in bicycle crashes.
The largest number of road casualties (140) occurred in North Brabant. In Drenthe, Overijssel and Zeeland, there were relatively fewer victims, but this is still a doubling compared to 2021.
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