The French Road Safety Observatory unveils the road accident figures for 2023

The road accident figures in France for 2023 have been presented by the French Road Safety Observatory (ONISR).

♦ The road accident report declares road deaths have decreased in France, as well as in overseas territories ♦

Among the main results, ONISR states that:

• 3,402 people died in 2023 on the roads of France or overseas (ONISR estimate at 22/01/2024). This figure is 4.2% lower than in 2022, and 2.7% lower than in 2019, the reference year for the 2020-2030 decade.
• In France, an estimated 3,170 people died in 2023, down on 2022 (- 3.0%) and 2019 (- 2.3%).
• Road deaths have decreased overseas. It is estimated at 232 fatalities in 2023, compared with 283 fatalities in 2022 and 254 fatalities in 2019.*