The number of children injured in road traffic increased last year

According to figures from the Federal Statistical Office, a total of 29,270 children were killed or injured in road traffic last year.

This means that 7 percent more children under the age of 15 were harmed than in the previous year, as the statistics authority announced.

The number of children killed also increased and reached 74 in 2025.

"After a significant decline during the corona pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the number of children injured and killed in traffic accidents has increased again in recent years," said the authority in Wiesbaden.

34 percent of children had an accident while riding their bike.

At the time of the accident, 31 percent were traveling by car, 20 percent on foot and eight percent on an e-scooter.

When it comes to the number of deaths, the number of children who were traveling in a car rose from 21 to 31.

This means that cars recorded the largest increase in deaths.

There were also larger increases in children killed while traveling on bicycles (from 8 to 13) and on e-scooters (from 0 to 4).

Going to school is a big risk for children

The number of deaths increased overall across all age groups.

The number rose particularly sharply among those under six, from 18 to 30.

The number of deaths among six to nine year olds increased from 15 to 17, and among ten to 14 year olds from 20 to 27.