🇩🇴 Dominican Republic Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Dominican Republic has an estimated 5,685 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 20 a day, 64.6 per 100,000 people (significantly higher than the global average, rank #1 of 195). 0 accident reports from Dominican Republic were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 911. Traffic drives on the right.
The Dominican Republic is an island country on the eastern part of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and a land border with Haiti to the west, occupying the eastern five-eighths of Hispaniola which, along with Saint Martin, is one of only two islands in the Caribbean shared by two sovereign states. In the Antilles, the country is the second-largest by area after Cuba at 48,671 square …
- Capital
- Santo Domingo
- Population
- 10,760,028 (2022)
- Area
- 48,671 km²
- Calling code
- +1809
- Languages
- Spanish
- Currency
- Dominican peso
- Continent
- North America
- Emergency number
- 911
- Road deaths / 100k
- 64.6
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-10
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Dominican Republic — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Dominican Republic over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Dominican Republic
In Dominican Republic, dial 911. From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
Dominican Republic on this site
- Driving laws in Dominican Republic — speed limits, alcohol limit, driving side
- Emergency numbers for every country · all of Americas
- Accident reports by city: Santo Domingo
- Why the Dominican Republic Has the World's Deadliest Roads
- Accidents today worldwide · yesterday's digest · global rankings
Road Safety in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic has an estimated road traffic death rate of 64.6 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the global average. With a population of roughly 11,300,000, that translates to about 7,300 deaths every year — 20 every single day.
Globally it ranks #1 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 Dominican Republic — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Dominican Republic, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 67.2%.
Dominican Republic vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican Republic | 64.6 | 7,300 | 5,685 |
| Haiti | 18.5 | 2,165 | 1,686 |
| Jamaica | 17.1 | 479 | 373 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.8 | 5 | 3 |
| Cuba | 8.5 | 952 | 741 |