In April 2025, 247 people died on the roads of mainland France, and 16 overseas.
Mainland France
It is estimated that 247 people died on the roads of mainland France in April 2025, compared with 237 in April 2024, an increase of 4%. The number of fatalities increase for car users (+17 killed), pedestrians (+7 killed) and cyclists (+4 killed), but is down for powered two-wheelers users (-17 killed) . The number of fatalities increase for the 65 and over age group (+23 killed), but is down for the 18-24 age group (-10 killed) and for the 25-64 age group (-6 killed). The number of deaths is stable on rural roads, but is up in urban area (+6 killed) and on motorways (+4 killed).
1,323 people were seriously injured in April 2025, an increase (+1%) compared to April 2024 (according to the estimation method developed by ONISR on the basis of work by Gustave Eiffel University). The decrease in the number of seriously injured in cars (-7%) and motorised two-wheelers (-4%) is offset by the increase in the number of seriously injured among cyclists (+26%) and pedestrians (+3%).
* April 2025 compared with April 2024
** Cumulative 3 months from February 2024 to April 2025 compared with cumulative 3 months from February 2023 to April 2024
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series for fatalities (definitives until 2023, quasi-definitives 2024), ONISR-UGE estimations seriously injured, 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/05/09
Evolution of the number of users fatalities cumulated on a rolling 12 months
Overall, fatalities over the last 12 months have decreased by -5% compared to the previous 12 months, and is down -4% compared to 2019, year taken as a reference for the 2020-2030 decade.
Since the pandemic, car users have accounted for just under half of all road deaths. Their fatalities over the last 12 months is estimated at 1,504 fatalities, down by -1% compared to the previous 12 months and down by -7% compared to 2019.
Fatalities among powered two-wheeler users is falling: 672 people were killed in the last 12 months, down by -10% on the previous 12 months, and down by -10% compared to 2019.
Pedestrian fatalities, is down: 458 pedestrians have died in the last 12 months, down by -4% on the previous 12 months, and down by -5% compared to 2019.
Cycling fatalities over the last 12 months is falling: 213 cyclists were killed, is down by -7% compared to the previous 12 months. However, this result is down in -14% compared to 2019. The French are showing an interest in using individual modes of transport for short journeys in towns and cities, but they also use bicycles for leisure activities in rural areas.
Fatalities among PMDs motorized users is up by +9% over the last 12 months : 50 people were killed in the last year.
Fatalities among young adults aged 18-24, is falling: 512 young people were killed, a result down by -4% compared to the previous 12 months, and down by -7% compared with 2019.
Fatalities among people aged 65 or over stands at 859 people killed in the last 12 months, is down by -5% compared with the previous 12 months and up by +4 % compared to 2019.
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series for fatalities (definitives until 2023, quasi-definitives 2024), 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/05/09
Evolution of the number of users seriously injured cumulated on a rolling 12 months
Overall, the number of seriously injured over the last 12 months is lower by -3% compared with the previous 12 months, and lower by -3% compared to 2019, year taken as a reference for the 2020-2030 decade.
Powered two-wheeler represent for a third of seriously injured; over the last 12 months, they are estimated at 4,900 seriously injured. This result is lower by -9% compared with the previous 12 months and lower by -14% compared to 2019.
Car users account for just under a third of seriously injured; over the last 12 months, they are estimated at 4,800 seriously injured, is lower by -1% compared to the previous 12 months and lower by -7% compared to 2019.
The number of cyclists seriously injured over the last 12 months is on the rise: 2,600 cyclists are thought to have been seriously injured over the last 12 months, is up by +2% compared the previous 12 months, and higher by +13% compared to 2019. Indeed, the French are showing an interest in using individual modes of transport for short journeys in towns and cities, but they also use bicycles for leisure activities in rural areas.
The number of seriously injured pedestrians is falling: an estimated 2,000 pedestrians have been seriously injured over the past 12 months, is down by - 4% compared to the previous 12 months and by -15% compared to 2019.
The number of seriously injured PMDs motorized , with over 800 seriously injured in the last 12 months, is up by +14% compared to the previous 12 months.
The number of seriously injured among young adults aged 18-24, an age group at high risk of severe road crashes, is estimated in the last 12 months to 2,700 seriously injured, is down by -4% on the previous 12 months and down by -3% compared to 2019.
The number of seriously injured people among people aged 65 or over is estimated at 2,700 seriously injured over the last 12 months, higher by +2% compared with the previous 12 months and by +4% compared to 2019.
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
ONISR-UGE estimations seriously injured, 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/05/09
Detailed table for February 2025 compared to the same period last year:
Overall, the trend is down for road fatalities in urban area (-12%), on rural road (-4%), and on motorways (-5%). The trend is down for seriouly injured in urban area (-4%), on motorways (-2%), and on rural road (-8%).
** Cumulative 3 months from February 2024 to April 2025 compared with cumulative 3 months from February 2023 to April 2024
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series for fatalities (definitives until 2023, quasi-definitives 2024), ONISR-UGE estimations seriously injured, 2025 estimate based on data as of 2025/05/09
Overseas
In April 2025, the police recorded 248 injury accidents for french overseas, i.e -15% more than April 2024.
In these accidents, there were:
- 16 fatalities (10 in the DROMs and 6 in the other territories), i.e. +7% compared to April 2024;
- 319 injured (276 in the DROMs and 43 in the other territories), i.e. -19% compared to April 2024.
* April 2025 compared with April 2024
** Cumulative 3 months from February 2024 to April 2025 compared with cumulative 3 months from February 2023 to April 2024
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : DROM, COM-NC
Definitive data until 2023, quasi-definitives 2024, provisional BAAC data stopped on 2025/05/09 for the year 2025
Trends over the last three months:
- in the French overseas departments and regions, the trend is up for fatalities (+28%) and down for recorded injuries (-5%);
- in the other overseas territories, the trend is up for fatalities (+6%) and up for recorded injuries (+2%).