The body counters seldom bother with details, may be because it gets more complicated and sometimes it might not fit the narrative they are selling.
Deaths - are we discussing instant deaths, were more bicyclists in the countryside not wearing helmets, is the medical help necessary to save lives takes longer time to arrive at the scene of accident (or not even called for a time, until someone saw a bicyclist lying there with the motorist having left the scene), are the medical facilities in the countryside as well equipped as trauma centers in larger cities… all a bit more complicated than simply counting the bodies.