The Provincial Traffic Headquarters of Navarre joins the commemoration of the World Day in Remembrance of the Victims of Traffic Accidents that, for 28 years, has been held on the third Sunday of November in accordance with a Resolution of the General Assembly of the UN. On this occasion, a rally was held at the gates of the Headquarters, attended by, among others, the provincial head of Traffic, Belén Santamaría, as well as representatives of the Government of Navarre, Judicature, Civil Guard, Foral Police, local police and associations of traffic victims.
This year’s motto is “Remember, Support, Act” and the goal in 2023 is to focus on justice and vindicate the enforcement of traffic laws, the investigation of each accident to see if a crime has been committed and prevent it from being repeated, criminal prosecution where appropriate and civil compensation. In short, it is about doing justice to the victims of road accidents and drawing lessons from each tragedy with a preventive objective.
It is about, on this World Day, providing a platform for traffic victims and their families to remember those who died and were injured on the roads; recognizing the work of emergency services; drawing attention to the legal response to deaths and injuries in accidents; advocating for better support for traffic victims and their families; and promoting actions to prevent and reduce accidents.
Accident on the Navarran roads
Road traffic accidents claim the lives of approximately 1.3 million people worldwide each year and cause injuries to more than 50 million. That is, every minute around 12 people die in the world because of road accidents.
Regarding Navarre, a total of 14 people have lost their lives on the roads so far this year, according to data from the DGT. Of these, 12 died in accidents on interurban roads and 2, on urban roads. In the case of interurban roads, as of 17 November, 238 accidents had been recorded with victims that had left a total of 64 people hospitalized and 266 others not hospitalized. On urban roads, there had been 332 accidents involving victims with a total of 56 hospitalized and 307 non-hospitalized injured persons.