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Deadly Car Crashes on the Rise Again
According to the most recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the safest day to be on the road is Tuesday, the most dangerous day is Saturday.
That's according to a new study in 2016 on how many car crash related fatalities happened across the country by weekday and time of day.
The analysis found that 6,802 lives were lost on Saturday out of the 37,461 road deaths that occurred in 2016.
That was 53% higher than the 4,444 deaths that happened on a Tuesday, the day with the least number of crash related fatalities. Here's more from USA Today.
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