The number of road accidents and also the number of victims is increasing. With a higher concentration on weekends. The worst numbers are among car drivers (including families in cars) and motorcyclists. The data for cyclists and pedestrians is improving. This emerges from the comparison between the first six months and then June 2026 with the same period in 2025 carried out by the Asaps Sapidata Observatory, the road safety portal.
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72 crucial hours
“Weekends – Asaps emphasizes – continue to represent one of the most critical points of Italian road safety.” Reading the statistics prepared by the association shows that the 72 hours from midnight Friday to midnight Sunday have always concentrated a significant share of mortality, and the first half of 2026 is no exception.
Growth over 2025
Comparing the 2026 data with the same period in 2025 shows a worsening: “the victims increased from 643 to 658, equal to +15 deaths (+2.3%).” “A contained increase – Asaps emphasizes -, but significant, because it occurs in a context where the number of fatal accidents is practically identical: 605 in 2025, 604 in 2026.”
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The study also highlights another aspect: “Mortality increases not due to a higher frequency of accidents, but due to their greater severity: more multiple-fatality accidents, more impacts that leave no chance.”
The last month
June partially reduced this gap, bringing it to +15, but the sign remains positive and confirms a structural criticality of Italian weekends. “Weekend accident rates – the Asaps–Sapidata Observatory emphasizes – remain a complex phenomenon, influenced by behaviors, traffic flows, environmental conditions, and types of vehicles involved.”
