Overview
- ONISR’s latest estimates show 341 fatalities in August 2025, an 18% rise from a year earlier, marking a sharp deterioration after July’s spike.
- Serious injuries totaled 1,601, about a 1% increase year on year, with rises across all road networks and age groups except for motorized two‑wheel users.
- The toll included 163 motorists, 33 pedestrians and 28 cyclists, with 32 under‑18s killed, which is 20 more than in August 2024.
- Interim road‑safety chief Michèle Lugrand urged collective self‑restraint and pointed to excess speed, phone use and reckless behavior as key risks.
- Policy pressure mounted as the Ligue contre la violence routière called for national action, and the Landes prefect announced a November 1 trial of automatic licence suspensions for phone use of up to six months.