Monday April 27th 2026
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Written by Local Democracy Reporter, Catherine Hunter
More than 200 people were seriously injured on Glasgow’s roads last year according to a fresh report.
A document being presented to members of the environment committee tomorrow reveals that in 2025, 204 people were “seriously injured across 193 collisions”.
This was as a result of junction conflicts, failure to give way and inappropriate manoeuvres with a notable proportion of accidents involving vulnerable road users.
The document also confirmed that a total of 73 pedestrian casualties – a mixture of killed and seriously injured (KSI) – occurred in 2025.
Elected members will be advised that continued focus on speed reduction, street design and targeted engagement will be key in addressing this.
Children Killed and Seriously Injured casualties remain low, with 21 seriously injured and no fatalities recorded.
Glasgow’s road safety performance improved in 2025, following the sharp and unexpected rise in fatal collisions seen in 2023.
The city is once again on course to meet the Scottish Government’s 2030 casualty-reduction targets.
The Scottish Government has set national road casualty reduction targets for each local authority to achieve based on the data collected between 2014-2018 on road injuries.
It places particular focus on vulnerable road users including pedestrians, children and cyclists.
The report states: “Sustained progress, however, depends on continued commitment. Ongoing investment in education, training, publicity, and engineering measures remains essential as we work towards Vision Zero, ensuring no one is killed or seriously injured on Glasgow’s roads by 2030.
“Continued delivery of education, training and publicity activity, including STARS (School Travel and Road Safety) and the Lord Provost’s Awards, alongside engineering and partnership working, will support the ambition of zero child KSIs.”
The STARS education programme continues to be delivered by the NRS Road Safety Unit, and provides road safety lessons to thousands of children across the city.
New Resources for 2025/26 include:
– A Traffic Trail resource aimed at helping children learn how to stay safe during their journey to and from school.
– A 20mph School Pack designed to support schools in promoting safer driving speeds within their local communities.
– An Online School Travel Plan Toolkit to assist schools in creating and maintaining safe, sustainable travel strategies (currently under development).
The Lord Provost’s Road Safety Award will also continue to recognise schools across the city for their outstanding efforts in promoting road safety among children and the wider community.
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