In March 2026, 246 people died on the roads of mainland France, et 20 overseas.
Mainland France
It is estimated that 246 people died on the roads of mainland France in March 2026, compared with 232 in March 2025, an increase of 14 fatalities. The number of fatalities increase for car users (+7 killed), cyclists (+6 killed), PMDs motorized users (+5 killed) and pedestrians (+3 killed). It decrease for powered two-wheelers users (-9 killed). Mortality decrease for those under 18 (-1 killed) and increase for the other age groups, +9 fatalities for those aged aged 18-24 and + 7 fatalities for people aged 65 or over. The number of fatalities increase across all road types, and particularly in urban areas (+11 fatalities)
1 268 people were seriously injured in March 2026, a stable result compared to March 2025 (according to the estimation method developed by ONISR on the basis of work by Gustave Eiffel University). The increase in the number of seriously injured concerns the PMDs motorized users (+20%), pedestrians (+3%), and the decrease concerns car users (-8%) and bicycle (-2%).
* March 2026 compared with March 2025
** Cumulative 3 months from January 2026 to March 2026 compared with cumulative 3 months from January 2025 to March 2025
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series for fatalities (definitives until 2024, quasi-definitives 2025), ONISR-UGE estimations for seriously injured, 2026 estimate based on data as of 2026/04/08
Evolution of the number of users fatalities cumulated on a rolling 12 months
Overall, fatalities over the last 12 months have increased by +7% compared to the previous 12 months, and is up by +2% 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 1,613 fatalities, up by +9% on the previous 12 months and down by -1% compared to 2019.
Fatalities among powered two-wheeler users is falling: 680 people were killed in the last 12 months, down by -2% on the previous 12 months, and down by -9% compared to 2019.
Pedestrian fatalities, with 493 pedestrians killed in the last 12 months, is up by +9% on the previous 12 months, and up by +2% compared to 2019.
Cycling fatalities over the last 12 months, with 235 cyclists were killed, is up by +12% compared to the previous 12 months. However, this result is up in +26% 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 +48% over the last 12 months : 84 people were killed in the last year.
Fatalities among young adults aged 18-24, is falling: 522 young people were killed, is up by +4% compared to the previous 12 months, and down by -5% compared with 2019.
Fatalities among people aged 65 or over stands at 941 people killed in the last 12 months, is up by +8% compared with the previous 12 months and up by +11 % 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 2024, quasi-definitives 2025), 2026 estimate based on data as of 2026/04/08
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 up by +5% compared with the previous 12 months, and is up 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 5,200 seriously injured. This result is up by +3% compared with the previous 12 months and down by -10% compared to 2019.
Car users account for just under a third of seriously injured; over the last 12 months, they are estimated at 5,000 seriously injured, is up by +5% compared to the previous 12 months and lower by -3% compared to 2019.
The number of cyclists seriously injured over the last 12 months is on the rise: 2,800 cyclists are thought to have been seriously injured over the last 12 months, is up by +5% compared the previous 12 months, and up by +19% 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, with an estimated 2,000 pedestrians have been seriously injured over the past 12 months, is up by +1% compared to the previous 12 months and down by -15% compared to 2019.
The number of seriously injured PMDs motorized, with over 1,200 seriously injured in the last 12 months, is up by +29% 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 2,800 seriously injured, is up by +3% compared with the previous 12 months and is up by +1% compared to 2019.
The number of seriously injured people among people aged 65 or over is estimated at 2,800 seriously injured over the last 12 months, is up by +3% compared with the previous 12 months and is up by +8% compared to 2019.
Source : ONISR - Données relatives aux accidents corporels enregistrés par les forces de l'ordre - Champs géographique : France métropolitaine
Estimations ONISR-UGE pour les blessés graves, estimation 2026 d'après les données arrêtées au 08/04/2026
Detailed table for February 2025 compared to the same period last year:
Overall, the trend is up for road fatalities on rural roads (+11%) and in urban area (+5%), and is down on motorways (-7%). The trend is up for seriouly injured in rural road (+5%) and in urban area (+3%), and on motorways (+5%) .
** Cumulative 3 months from January 2026 to March 2026 compared with cumulative 3 months from January 2025 to March 2025
Data source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : France mainland
Labelled series for fatalities (definitives until 2024, quasi-definitives 2025), ONISR-UGE estimations for seriously injured, 2026 estimate based on data as of 2026/04/08
Overseas
In March 2026, the police recorded 241 injury accidents for french overseas, i.e +11% less than March 2025.
In these accidents, there were:
- 20 fatalities (14 in the DROMs and 6 in the other territories), i.e. -5 killed compared to March 2025;
- 308 injured (258 in the DROMs and 50 in the other territories), i.e. -15% compared to March 2025.
* March 2026 compared with March 2025
** Cumulative 3 months from January 2026 to March 2026 compared with cumulative 3 months from January 2025 to March 2025
Source : ONISR - Data on accidents involving injuries recorded by police forces - Geographical area : DROM, COM-NC
Definitive data until 2024, quasi-definitive 2025, provisional BAAC data stopped on 2026/04/08 for the year 2026
Trends over the last three months:
- in the French overseas departments and regions, the trend is down for fatalities (-31%) and for recorded injuries (-5%);
- in the other overseas territories, the trend is down for fatalities (-22%) and for recorded injuries (-16%).