Road Safety: Fatal Accidents on French Motorways Increasing in 2025, 162 People Were Killed
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The death rate on motorways is on the rise. According to the figures published this Wednesday, 29 July, the number of victims has increased by 26% in 2025, or 162 people, 33 more than in 2024. For the fifth year in a row, alcohol, drugs or medicines remain the leading cause of fatal accidents. These risky behaviour also endangers roadside agents. On average, a patrol van is struck weekly on the French motorway network. (Transports).
One hundred and forty-four fatal accidents were recorded on a toll-free motorway in 2025, 30 more than in 2024, said the Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes (Asfa) in its 2025 safety report.
According to the Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes (Asfa), the number of fatal accidents on motorways rose again in 2025, 30 more than in the previous year.
The Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes (ASFA) published its safety report on Wednesday 29 July 2026. It recorded an increase in the number of people killed on French motorways in 2025.
There were 162 fatal accidents on toll motorways in 2025, compared to 129 in 2024, according to the Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes (Asfa)
According to the safety report published on Wednesday 29 July by the Association des sociétés françaises d'autoroutes, 162 people were killed when they were 129 in 2024.
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