Spain road deaths fall to 1,775, but hospital cases rise

Spain’s roads claim 1,775 lives in 2025: another 9,888 people are injured badly enough to need hospital care. The deaths occur on roads both inside and outside towns and cities. Spain’s Directorate-General for Traffic releases the figures in Madrid on 15 October 2026.

Fewer deaths, more journeys

The death toll is ten lower than in 2024, a fall of 1%. But hospital admissions rise by 327, or 3%. The figures come as long-distance journeys on roads outside towns and cities reach 478.6 million, up 3.4% on the previous year.

Spain records 36 road deaths per million people, below the European Union average of 43.

Pedestrians bear the brunt in cities

In urban areas, 67,616 crashes leave 496 people dead and 5,034 needing hospital care. Those figures are up by two deaths and nine hospital patients on 2024. Cities account for 65% of crashes across Spain, but 28% of deaths.

Pedestrians make up 222 of the urban deaths — 45% of the total. Another 132 people killed are motorcyclists, 29 are cyclists and 21 are users of personal mobility vehicles, a category of personal transport.

Safety equipment is missing in many fatal cases. The traffic authority says 30% of people killed on urban roads were not using required protection such as a helmet or seat belt. Twelve of the cyclists killed had no helmet; 26 of the 73 car occupants killed had no seat belt.

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Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com