78 minors were killed on Taiwan’s roads in 2024, even as overall traffic deaths declined. Most teenage fatalities involved unlicensed scooter drivers, while Kaohsiung recorded the highest number of traffic deaths.
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00:0078 minors were killed on Taiwan's roads in 2024, even as overall traffic deaths declined.
00:09The Transportation Ministry reports fewer deaths last year compared to 2023.
00:15But deaths among teenagers went up, with most involving unlicensed scooter drivers.
00:22Drunk driving-related deaths and pedestrian deaths both fell to their lowest level since
00:282008.
00:30The southern city of Kaohsiung reported the highest number of people killed, followed
00:35by Taichung in central Taiwan and Taoyuan in the north.