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US traffic deaths spike even as pandemic cuts miles traveled

The nonprofit National Safety Council estimates in a report issued Thursday that 42,060 people died in vehicle crashes in 2020, an 8% increase over 2019 and the first jump in four years.

Associated Press

Mar 4, 2021, 3:10 PM

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