Pennsylvania Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Pennsylvania recorded 1,127 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 3.1 a day, 8.6 per 100,000 people (well below the US average, rank #42 of 51). 5 Pennsylvania accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, forming the Mason–Dixon line, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio to its west, the Canadian province of Ontario to its northwest via Lake Erie, New York to its north, and the Delaware River and New Jersey to its east. Pennsylvania is the fifth-most populous U.S. state, home to …
- Capital
- Harrisburg
- Population
- 13,002,700 (2020)
- Area
- 119,283 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 1,127
- Deaths / 100k
- 8.6
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Pennsylvania Accident News — Last 48 Hours
Live traffic cameras in Pennsylvania
Public traffic-camera snapshots nearest to the latest geocoded reports on this page, straight from the transport authority. Images refresh on their own schedule (seconds to minutes); a camera is picked by distance and is not necessarily pointed at the incident.
Camera data: 511PA / Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (all 1,563 cameras). Snapshots are served by the authority and are not stored by this site. Cameras marked Live video play inline; the rest are still images refreshed by the authority.
Road Safety in Pennsylvania
With a population of 13,078,751 and 95,194 million vehicle miles travelled, Pennsylvania recorded 1,127 crash deaths in 2024: 8.6 per 100,000 people and 1.18 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 39% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 15%, motorcyclists 19%, bicyclists 2%.
About 290 deaths (26%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 65 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.
Pennsylvania on this site
- Philadelphia official crash map
- Pennsylvania traffic incidents and road closures right now — official 511 / DOT feed
- United States accidents today — national live map
- All 50 states ranked by crash death rate
- US driving laws · recall checker · car problems checker
- Accidents today worldwide · daily digests
States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | #42 | 1,127 | 8.6 | 1.18 |
| Maryland | #39 | 578 | 9.2 | 1.01 |
| Washington | #40 | 730 | 9.2 | 1.21 |
| Vermont | #41 | 59 | 9.1 | 0.82 |
| Connecticut | #43 | 310 | 8.4 | 1 |
| Minnesota | #44 | 477 | 8.2 | 0.81 |
| Utah | #45 | 277 | 7.9 | 0.77 |