The 2022-2023 ‘Special Christmas Operation’ ended with 51 deaths

In those days, 19.4 million long-distance road trips were recorded, which is an increase of 5% compared to the 2019 Christmas holiday.

The special Traffic device that the DGT had active from Friday, December 23, 3 p.m. to Sunday, January 8, at 11:59 p.m., has been closed, Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska announced this week with a negative balance of 51 deaths in 42 traffic accidents.

There were 19.4 million long-distance journeys recorded on the highway in those days, a 5% increase from the 2019 Christmas holiday, while there were six fewer deaths than in that year.

The most striking events of this ‘Special Operation’ include the bus crash on Saturday 24 December in which seven people died, and the significant drop in the number of deaths on the high-speed railway. capacity, going from 22 dead in 2019 to nine on this occasion. This data further contributes to conventional roads being the most dangerous routes, as 82% of deaths were recorded on these roads during the festivities.

Source: La Verdad

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