Abstract
In this Basic Fact Sheet, „young people? are defined as those who are between 18 and 24 years old. In general, young people worldwide are far more likely to be victims in road accidents than people in any other age group. More than 58.000 persons aged 18-24 years old were killed in traffic accidents, in 161 European Union countries within the decade 1999 - 2008. This number represents almost a fifth of all traffic accident fatalities in those countries (18%). The number of young people killed in road accidents in 2008, was 40% less than the respective number in 1999. The total number of fatalities also fell by 34% in the 16 European Union countries over the same period. (Author/publisher)