Annual accident registration reports

The Icelandic Transport Authority (Samgöngustofa) compiles information that is used for analysis of road safety issues in Iceland and for policy in the fight for improved road safety.

Governmental objectives in Iceland regarding road safety

• That the number of traffic deaths per 100,000 inhabitants will not exceed the lowest in other countries by 2034.

• That the number of people killed and seriously injured in traffic will decrease by 5% per year by 2034.

• The baseline for the second objective is the average for the years 2015-2019.

Some details from accident report 2024

• 10 people died in as many fatal accidents.

• One foreign tourist was killed and one foreign citizen resided in Iceland was killed.

• Seven men and three women were killed.

• Two pedestrians were killed, one died on a motorcycle and one died in a cement truck. Others wer killed in a passenger car.