Some 39,000 people were killed in road collisions in 2008 in the 27 member states of the European Union (EU27), 15,400 less than in 2001 but still far from the 27,000 death limit which the EU set for itself in its Road Safety Target for 2010.

You can find more information about this and other results from the 3rd Road Safety PIN Report: 2010 on the Horizon on http://www.etsc.eu/PIN-publications.php