Polish road safety crisis sees rising accidents and fatalities

Polish drivers registered abroad caused an average of 200 collisions per day in 2025, totaling 71,700 incidents and costing the Polish insurance market over 2 billion zł, with the majority of damages (47 % of foreign claims) occurring in Germany, followed by Italy (16 %).

In Poland, a tragic weekend in the Mazovian region (10‑12 July 2026) recorded 20 accidents, resulting in four deaths and 27 injuries; police stopped 52 intoxicated drivers during intensified controls. Similar fatal crashes occurred elsewhere, including a head‑on collision on national road 58 near Zielonka that killed a 17‑year‑old driver without a licence, and a 10‑year‑old pedestrian struck on a crossing in Chojnice.

Police actions targeting dangerous behaviour intensified nationwide: the “e‑Bike” operation in Warsaw inspected 325 electric‑scooter and e‑bike users, issuing 74 fines totalling more than 30 000 zł and seizing vehicles with illegal speed‑limit modifications. Speed‑enforcement campaigns in Kłodzko, Śląsk and other regions recorded thousands of speed violations and associated penalties. These combined efforts underscore a growing concern over traffic violations, intoxication, and unsafe vehicle use across Poland and abroad.