In 2024, Bulgaria ranked second in the European Union in terms of road fatalities , according to a European Commission report assessing progress toward the goal of halving road deaths and injuries by 2030. Across the EU , 19,940 people lost their lives on the roads last year, marking a 12% drop since 2019, but still falling short of the 4.6% annual reduction required to reach the 2030 targets. Sweden maintained the safest roads in the EU , with 20 deaths per million inhabitants, while Romania