As a result of traffic accidents 442 people died and 7,310 were injured in Georgia in 2023.

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, last year, 5,594 traffic accidents occurred in the country, most of them occurred in the capital.

Probable causes of car accidents include speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol, crossing the oncoming traffic lane, violation of pedestrian crossing rules, distance insecurity and other traffic rule violations.

As for the types of traffic accidents - according to the statistical data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the most - 1,855 accidents involved vehicles, during which 104 people died and 2,898 were injured. In addition, in the same period, 1,638 incidents of collisions with pedestrians occurred, as a result of which 95 people died and 1,665 were injured.

For information, in 2022, 5,469 traffic accidents occurred in the country, as a result of which 430 people died and 7,517 were injured.