The data from the Road Safety Observatory of the National Road Safety Authority (ANSR) reveals different realities between the two districts of the Trás-os-Montes region. Vila Real appears as one of the worst districts in terms of road accidents, while Bragança managed to reduce the number of victims.
In the district of Vila Real, ten dead were recorded on the roads between January 1 and August 23, three more than in the same period of the previous year, representing an increase of 42.9%. The seriously injured increased from 43 to 46 and the slightly injured from 529 to 545, totaling 601 people dead or injured, 22 more than in 2024.
The worsening of the situation was particularly visible in August. By the end of July, six fatalities had been recorded, but in the first nine days of the month four more people died on the district's roads. August was also the most serious month of the year in terms of seriously injured, with eleven records.
