🇸🇱 Sierra Leone Road Accidents Today — Live Reports
Quick answer: Sierra Leone has an estimated 2,049 road deaths so far in 2026 — about 7 a day, 29.9 per 100,000 people (significantly higher than the global average, rank #8 of 195). 0 accident reports from Sierra Leone were tracked in the last 24 hours (updated 06:15 UTC). Emergency number: 999. Traffic drives on the right.
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the west coast of West Africa. It is bordered to the southeast by Liberia and by Guinea to the north. Sierra Leone's land area is 73,252 km2 (28,283 sq mi).
- Capital
- Freetown
- Population
- 7,557,212 (2017)
- Area
- 71,740 km²
- Calling code
- +232
- Languages
- Krio, English
- Currency
- leone
- Continent
- Africa
- Emergency number
- 999
- Road deaths / 100k
- 29.9
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · read 2026-09-11
Sierra Leone Accident News — Last 24 Hours
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Sierra Leone — Recent Report Archive
Reports matched to Sierra Leone over recent days, preserved as they were tracked. Dates reflect when reports were published.
Emergency Numbers in Sierra Leone
In Sierra Leone, dial 999. From most GSM mobiles, 112 also reaches local emergency services.
Numbers can change — verify locally. Full list: emergency numbers for every country.
Sierra Leone on this site
- Driving laws in Sierra Leone — speed limits, alcohol limit, driving side
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Road Safety in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has an estimated road traffic death rate of 29.9 per 100,000 people, which is significantly higher than the global average. With a population of roughly 8,800,000, that translates to about 2,631 deaths every year — 7 every single day.
Globally it ranks #8 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 Sierra Leone — speed limits, alcohol limit and which side of the road.
Road Deaths in Sierra Leone, 2000–2019
Deaths per 100,000 people by year (World Bank, mirroring WHO estimates). Over this period the rate has risen by 1.8%.
Sierra Leone vs Nearby Countries
| Country | Rate /100k | Est. deaths / year | Est. 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 29.9 | 2,631 | 2,049 |
| Guinea | 28.2 | 4,004 | 3,118 |
| Liberia | 26.9 | 1,453 | 1,131 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 27.5 | 605 | 471 |
| Gambia | 27.1 | 732 | 570 |