🇪🇷 Eritrea Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Eritrea has an estimated 728 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 3 a day, 25.3 per 100,000 people (significantly higher than the global average, rank #34 of 195). 0 accident reports from Eritrea were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 127 (police) / 122 (ambulance). Traffic drives on the right.
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. Its capital and largest city is Asmara. The country is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, Sudan to the west, and Djibouti to the southeast.
- Capital
- Asmara
- Population
- 3,497,000 (2019)
- Area
- 117,600 km²
- Calling code
- +291
- Languages
- Tigrinya, Arabic, English
- Currency
- nakfa
- Continent
- Africa
- Emergency number
- 127 (police) / 122 (ambulance)
- Road deaths / 100k
- 25.3
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-10
Eritrea Accident News — Last 24 Hours
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Eritrea — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Eritrea over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Eritrea
In Eritrea, dial 127 (police) / 122 (ambulance). From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
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Road Safety in Eritrea
Eritrea has an estimated road traffic death rate of 25.3 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the global average. With a population of roughly 3,700,000, that translates to about 936 deaths every year — 3 every single day.
Globally it ranks #34 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Africa road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Eritrea — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Eritrea, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 16.9%.