🇳🇱 Netherlands Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Netherlands has an estimated 526 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 2 a day, 3.8 per 100,000 people (among the safest in the world, rank #179 of 195). 0 accident reports from Netherlands were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 112. Traffic drives on the right.
The Netherlands, also informally known as Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of twelve provinces and three overseas special municipalities.
- Capital
- Amsterdam
- Population
- 17,942,942 (2024)
- Area
- 37,378 km²
- Calling code
- +31
- Languages
- Dutch
- Currency
- Q4916, United States dollar
- Continent
- Europe
- Emergency number
- 112
- Road deaths / 100k
- 3.8
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-11
Netherlands Accident News — Last 24 Hours
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Netherlands — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Netherlands over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Netherlands
In Netherlands, dial 112. From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
Netherlands on this site
- Driving laws in Netherlands — speed limits, alcohol limit, driving side
- Live official traffic incidents: Netherlands
- Emergency numbers for every country · all of Europe
- Accidents today worldwide · yesterday's digest · global rankings
Road Safety in Netherlands
Netherlands has an estimated road traffic death rate of 3.8 per 100,000 people, which is among the safest in the world. With a population of roughly 17,800,000, that translates to about 676 deaths every year — 2 every single day.
Globally it ranks #179 by death rate of 195 tracked countries. See all of Europe road accident statistics, the world table, or the methodology behind these figures. Driving here? Check the driving laws in Netherlands — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Netherlands, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has fallen by 44.6%.
Netherlands vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3.8 | 676 | 526 |
| Belgium | 4.8 | 562 | 437 |
| Luxembourg | 4.7 | 31 | 24 |
| Germany | 3.7 | 3,127 | 2,435 |
| Denmark | 3.1 | 183 | 142 |