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Spain’s 2025 Road Deaths Fall to 1,119 as Travel Sets Record, DGT Reports

The Interior Minister used the provisional tally to urge lawmakers to cut the legal blood‑alcohol limit to 0.2 g/l.

Overview

  • The total fell by 35 compared with 2024, the second‑lowest annual toll since 1960 excluding the pandemic years.
  • Road mobility rose 3.39% to 478.56 million long‑distance trips as the fatality rate dropped to 2.1 per million movements, the lowest on record.
  • Three out of four deaths occurred on conventional two‑lane roads, and about one in four car or van victims were not wearing a seat belt.
  • Vulnerable users accounted for roughly 40% of fatalities; motorcyclist deaths reached 304, five more than in 2024, with increases on secondary roads.
  • DGT logged 36 days without fatalities and fewer deaths during the Christmas operation, and the Region of Murcia cut interurban deaths by 33% year over year.