The Number of Road Fatalities Fell by 5 per Cent in September in France
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In September, 268 people were killed on tricolor roads, 15 fewer than a year earlier, according to Road Safety, while the number of serious injuries increased by 15 per cent over the same period.
In September 2026, road mortality fell by 5% in metropolitan France, with 268 deaths, despite an increase in fatal accidents among cyclists and motorized two-wheeler users.
268 people died on the roads of metropolitan France, bringing the number of deaths in the third quarter to 841.
Road mortality is still falling in September, compared to 2025. This makes it the third consecutive month of road mortality decline....
While mortality on French roads fell by 5 per cent in September and for the third consecutive month, the number of serious injuries jumped by 15 per cent over the same period. The decline in the use of paid motorways to a much more vulnerable secondary network could be the cause. As the slightest consumption of gasoline, and therefore of movements in the last few months, could explain the fewer deaths.
Road mortality fell by 5% in September in metropolitan France, according to road safety figures. The third quarter also ends with a fall, but cyclists and bikers pay a heavy price, and the number of serious injuries is rising again.
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