Overview
- The Línea Directa–Fesvial report tallies more than 124,000 pedestrian-involved crashes from 2014 to 2023, with about 3,500 deaths (20.4%) and roughly 130,000 injuries, including over 17,000 hospitalizations.
- In 72% of incidents the pedestrian had not committed an infraction, yet the study flags distraction from phones and headphones and greater exposure from new micromobility as growing hazards.
- Official toxicology data indicate 41% of pedestrians who died over the decade had alcohol, drugs or psychotropics in their system, rising to 58% in 2023.
- Most incidents occur in urban areas (86%), but interurban crashes are far deadlier, with lethality roughly eight times higher due to vehicle speed.
- Risk concentrates in specific places: the Community of Madrid accounts for 31% of pedestrian fatalities (Canary Islands 27%, Galicia 24%), with hotspots including Barcelona’s Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, Tenerife’s TF-1, and in Madrid the A-3 segment, M-30, Calle de Alcalá and Paseo de la Castellana.