Australia’s 2025 road toll: NSW records highest number of deaths in eight years as fatalities rise nationwide
Authorities warn that speeding was the biggest killer in 2025, a contributing factor in 134 deaths New South Wales has recorded the deadliest year on its roads in eight years, with indications that there was no progress in curbing road fatalities nationwide in 2025. In 2025, 355 people died on roads in NSW, 28 more than in 2024, the state government announced on Friday. It is the highest annual death toll on the state’s roads since 2017, when there were 392 deaths. Continue reading...
Authorities warn that speeding was the biggest killer in 2025, a contributing factor in 134 deaths
New South Wales has recorded the deadliest year on its roads in eight years, with indications that there was no progress in curbing road fatalities nationwide in 2025.
In 2025, 355 people died on roads in NSW, 28 more than in 2024, the state government announced on Friday. It is the highest annual death toll on the state’s roads since 2017, when there were 392 deaths.
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