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This is the fourth straight year of declines. Traffic deaths fell 3.8% in 2024 to below 40,000 for the first time since 2020.

FILE PHOTO: A car spins-out on the freeway during a "winter rain storm" near Mission Viejo, California, U.S., October 14, 2025. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo
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