2.3 million
about 40,000 people
An estimated 1.2 million people worldwide each year are killed in traffic accidents (not necessarily collisions.) Further, in the United States, every 12 minutes, 1 person dies because of a car accident. Approximately 40,000 people are killed in traffic collisions every year and according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a total of 33,808 people died in motor vehicle crashes in 2009.
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No, it's every twelve seconds.
one of every three collisions results in an injury.
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In the United States, there are 6.3 million reported car collisions each year with 40,000 deaths in 2005. In 2009, the most recent data, indicates 5.5 million collisions with 30,747 deaths. This is per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
32,719 in 2013 The latest year of information released by NHTSA 54,589 in 1972 for the most in a year. Peaked in the mid-60's and early 70's with muscle cars and no seat belt usage
2.3 million
In 2009, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 4,092 pedestrians were killed in crashes with motor vehicles and 59,000 were injured. If you're talking about vehicular accidents where people are in a car at the time of the accident, then: About 115 people die every day in vehicle crashes in the United States
In the United States, over 3 million people.