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Road traffic accidents, the province of Rome in the lead with 9044 cases in 2024

Milan and Florence follow. In a report to be presented today, labour consultants propose to include road risk in the company's Dvr

by Mauro Pizzin

23 April 2026

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What emerges from the report
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On the safety front, alarm is growing in connection with the steady increase in travel accidents. The phenomenon, repeatedly highlighted by INAIL's periodic reports, is fortunately accompanied by a decrease in the number of accidents in the company, but it is keeping the attention not only of the insurance institute but also of labour consultants, from which comes the proposal to include the road risk in the risk assessment document - the company's Dvr - in order to adapt the protection measures to a constantly evolving context, broadening the approach to prevention

An in-depth snapshot of accidents en route, in this context, emerges from the Study Foundation focus entitled "Accidents en route - Data and trends", based on INAIL data and to be released today ahead of the World Day for Health and Safety at Work, scheduled for 28 April, accompanied by a detailed analysis with tables at provincial and regional level. The report is an anticipation of the broader study that will be presented as part of the Health and Safety Forum, organised in cooperation with Inail at the Labour Festival scheduled in Rome from 21 to 23 May.

What the report reveals

The survey shows that, with 9,444 cases in 2024, Rome is the Italian province with the highest number of commuting accidents. Even more significant is the figure on deaths: 86 in the three-year period 2022-2024, equal to 35.5% of total work-related deaths in the territory. After the capital city come Milan, Florence, Genoa and Turin: realities in which accidents during home-work journeys account for a significant share of total accidents.

At the regional level, it is Lazio that has the highest incidence (26%), while, considering only fatal cases, it is Veneto that has the highest value, followed by Lazio and Friuli Venezia Giulia.

As mentioned, the phenomenon is unfortunately on the rise: between 2022 and 2024, commuting accidents increased by 8.8 per cent, with fatal accidents also becoming increasingly important. And in 2025, according to still provisional data, the increase is 3.2 per cent.

The causes

However, it is not only a question of road safety: according to the report of the labour consultants, structural factors such as the frequency and duration of journeys, the use of means of locomotion, stress and fatigue related to commuting, as well as the ageing of the workforce, which is a significant structural element, influence the accident rate. The increase in the average age of the employed is, in fact, associated with a greater vulnerability: the over-55s, although they account for 21.1 per cent of the casualties, make up about 34 per cent of the victims. Finally, the limited diffusion of remote working also has an impact: in Italia, almost 80% of employees always work in the presence and only 21% have access to smart working, against 34% of the European average.