The United States has witnessed consistent decline in traffic fatalities for the past year, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
As per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) first projections for traffic fatalities in 2023, a total of 9,330 people are estimated to have died in traffic crashes in the first quarter of the year.
This marks a decrease of about 3.3 percent as compared to 9,645 estimated fatalities during the same period in the previous year.
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