Road safety figures for November 2025 reveal a worrying rise in pedestrian deaths, contributing to an overall increase in road fatalities across metropolitan France, according to provisional estimates released by the National Interministerial Road Safety Observatory (ONISR).

In total, 270 people lost their lives on metropolitan French roads in November 2025, compared with 266 in November 2024 — an increase of four fatalities, representing a 2% rise year on year. The most concerning development is the significant increase in pedestrian mortality, with 46 pedestrians killed, eight more than in November 2024. By contrast, the number of motorists killed remained stable at 142 fatalities.

Young

The data also point to a marked rise in fatalities among younger age groups. Nineteen people under the age of 18 were killed, five more than last year, while deaths among 18–24-year-olds rose to 51, an increase of six. Conversely, fatalities among people aged 65 and over declined, with 63 deaths, down by 11 compared with November 2024.

Risk

Road type analysis shows that mortality increased primarily outside built-up areas and on motorways. On roads outside urban areas, 165 people were killed, eight more than in November 2024. On motorways, fatalities rose sharply to 27 deaths, an increase of 12. Encouragingly, deaths within urban areas decreased, with 77 fatalities, down by 17 year on year.

Injuries

While fatalities increased, the number of people seriously injured fell by 2%, with 1,213 serious injuries recorded in November 2025. This decline was particularly notable among motorcyclists (-13%) and cyclists (-10%). However, serious injuries among car occupants increased by 12%, indicating shifting risk patterns among road users.

Law enforcement agencies recorded 4,189 injury-causing road traffic accidents on metropolitan French roads in November 2025, a figure that remains stable compared with November 2024.