Rise in road accident deaths, Injuries in Singapore

Traffic Police will test, roll out new traffic violation enforcement cameras islandwide

- Christine Tan

More people were killed or injured in road traffic accidents in the first half of 2025, compared with the same period a year ago.

There were 78 fatal accidents from January to June, up from 70 in the first half of 2024, with the number of deaths rising from 72 to 79.

The number of accidents resulting in injuries also increased from 3,437 in the first half of 2024 to 3,740 in the first six months of 2025. This led to 4,860 injured people, up from 4,665 the year before.

Releasing these figures in their mid-year report, the Traffic Police (TP) said that road traffic accidents and casualties have been increasing over the past three years.

The number of people killed and injured in traffic accidents hit a five-year high in 2024.

TP said they are concerned about road accident trends and have stepped up enforcement efforts.

New traffic violation enforcement cameras, painted in orange and white, will be tested and rolled out islandwide over the coming months.

These cameras will capture technical traffic violations, including illegal U-turns as well as crossing double white lines, which TP said could lead to serious accidents.

Accidents due to red light-running violations increased from 47 in the first half of 2024 to 65 over the same period in 2025.

This contributed to four fatal crashes, down from five the year before.