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Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Harrisburg, PA) PennDOT announced Friday that the number of people killed in traffic crashes fell to a record low in 2025. 

According to PennDOT, 1,047 people were killed in traffic crashes last year, 80 fewer than in 2024 and the lowest total since record-keeping began in 1928. 

PennDOT reported 109,515 total reportable crashes in 2025, the second-lowest annual total on record behind only 2020, when traffic volumes declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The agency also reported 979 fatal crashes in 2025, down from 1,060 in 2024 and the lowest number ever recorded in Pennsylvania.