Road Deaths in Greece Drop 24% Since 2019, New EU Data Shows

Road Deaths in Greece Drop 24% Since 2019, New EU Data Shows

Car crash in Thessaloniki, Greece. Credit: Konstantinos Stampoulis / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 GR Road deaths in Greece have fallen sharply since 2019, according to new European Union data, marking a turnaround after years of slow progress. The figures show a reduction of about 24 percent compared with pre-pandemic levels, driven largely by stronger enforcement and new traffic rules, even though the country still ranks among the EU’s wors…