Fewer Accidents in 2025 Between Pedestrians and Trams in Prague
Most collisions – six in total – occurred on the I. P. Pavlova–Štěpánská section
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In Prague, significantly fewer pedestrians collided with trams and buses in 2025 than in the previous year. As the Prague Public Transit Company reported, the number of registered collisions fell noticeably despite rising passenger numbers.
In Prague, the number of collisions between pedestrians and trams declined markedly over the past year. As the transport operator Dopravní podnik hl. m. Prahy (DPP) reported, a total of 72 collisions were recorded in 2025 – a decrease of 14.3 per cent compared to the previous year.
In 82 per cent of cases, those involved escaped with minor or no injuries. Sixteen accidents resulted in serious injuries, two were fatal – the same number as in 2024. The DPP also recorded a decline in incidents involving buses and trolleybuses: 22 accidents with pedestrians were reported, 8.3 per cent fewer than in the previous year. There were no fatalities in these cases.
In addition, the number of collisions between buses (including trolleybuses) and trams with other motor vehicles fell. For buses, the decrease amounted to 10.5 per cent, and for trams 5.6 per cent. All this occurred despite higher mobility among the population and a 2.2 per cent increase in transported passengers.
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Lowest level in ten years
Apart from the pandemic-affected years 2020 and 2021, this represents the lowest figure in the past ten years.
The number of accidents at pedestrian crossings fell particularly sharply (minus 17 per cent), as did those outside designated crossings (minus around 15 per cent) and in stop areas (minus 29 per cent). While the number of incidents without injuries halved and the number of minor injuries rose slightly, the number of serious injuries fell by 43 per cent. The number of fatalities remained unchanged.
It is also striking that the number of accidents involving foreign nationals fell by up to one third – despite rising tourist numbers in the Czech capital. The number of accidents involving children remained constant. The oldest pedestrian involved in accidents was born in 1936, the youngest in 2017.
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Concentration on certain sections
Most collisions – six in total – occurred on the I. P. Pavlova–Štěpánská section. This was followed by the Invalidovna–Florenc and Drinopol–Pohořelec sections with four cases each. None of these accidents was fatal. The two fatal collisions occurred on the Sídliště Zahradní Město–Obchodní centrum Hostivař and Vítězné náměstí–Hradčanská sections.
The I. P. Pavlova–Štěpánská section had already been among the particularly affected stretches in 2024. The three most affected sections account for around one fifth of all registered cases.
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Campaigns show effect
According to Jan Barchánek, member of the board and Traffic Director of the DPP, the prevention campaign “Neskákej mi pod kola!” (“Don’t jump under my wheels!”) has contributed, among other things, to the improved figures. He added that cooperation with road safety organisations and the police, as well as more intensive training for children and drivers, has also played a role.
At the same time, Barchánek warned of ongoing risks. In 2025, the first fatal accident involving a child in ten years was recorded. Around one quarter of all collisions involved young people born after 2000. The DPP continues to cite the most common causes as ignoring basic traffic rules – such as crossing at a red light or stepping onto the tracks without looking – as well as inattention, often in connection with the use of mobile phones and headphones.
