New York City is on track to have the most traffic-related deaths in roughly a decade, according to a newly released report.

The project come from a first-quarter report on the matter by the group Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets.

The report shows 60 people killed in traffic crashes in the first quarter of 2024.

The death toll is 50% more than the lowest recorded stretch since in early 2018, according to the report.

The news follows a record number of bicycle deaths in 2023, when overall, 260 people died from traffic-related incidents.

According to the new report, SUVs and larger vehicles are the leading cause of fatal accidents in NYC, accounting for 79% of deaths among pedestrians, cyclists, and moped riders, killing 21 pedestrians and four cyclists, with no fatalities caused by cyclists or mopeds.

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