🇨🇱 Chile Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Chile has an estimated 1,602 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 6 a day, 10.5 per 100,000 people (close to the global average, rank #129 of 195). 3 accident reports from Chile were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 133 (police) / 131 (ambulance). Traffic drives on the right.
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the Southern Cone of southwestern South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, extending along a narrow strip of land between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. According to the 2024 census, Chile had an enumerated population of 18.5 million.
- Capital
- Santiago
- Population
- 19,458,000 (2021)
- Area
- 756,102 km²
- Calling code
- +56
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Unidad de Fomento, Chilean peso
- Continent
- South America
- Emergency number
- 133 (police) / 131 (ambulance)
- Road deaths / 100k
- 10.5
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-10
Chile Accident News — Last 24 Hours
Chile — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Chile over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Chile
In Chile, dial 133 (police) / 131 (ambulance). From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
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Road Safety in Chile
Chile has an estimated road traffic death rate of 10.5 per 100,000 people, which is close to the global average. With a population of roughly 19,600,000, that translates to about 2,058 deaths every year — 6 every single day.
Globally it ranks #129 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Americas road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Chile — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Chile, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has fallen by 14.4%.