Serbia: 46 Motorcyclists Killed, MUP Says 48

Serbia’s Traffic Safety Agency reported today that 46 motorcyclists have died in road accidents since the start of the year, seven more than in the same period last year. Nine moped riders were also killed, eight more than last year.

The figures arrive two days after the Ministry of Interior (MUP) published its own statistics. On September 7, MUP said that 48 motorcycle drivers and three motorcycle passengers had died since the start of the year, along with seven moped drivers and two moped passengers. Two days later, the Agency put the number at 46 motorcyclists and nine moped riders. Neither statement explains the gap between the two state bodies’ methodologies.

A similar discrepancy shows up in the comparative figures for 2025. MUP lists 39 motorcycle drivers and one moped driver killed in the same period last year as its baseline, while the Agency states its own year on year increase of seven and eight, respectively, without giving the absolute figure from last year.

Serbia’s overall road death toll stands at 301 since the start of the year, seventeen fewer than in the same period of 2025. The country has more than 74,000 registered motorcycles and around 41,000 mopeds, and 56 riders of these vehicles lost their lives last year.

The Agency is continuing a campaign built around the slogan “It takes two to crash, but only you and the brakes to survive.” Milos Milekic, head of the Department for Planning, Prevention and Education, is leading prevention efforts aimed at motorcycle and moped riders. The Agency advises riders to match their speed to road conditions and never to ride without protective gear. Its message to car drivers is to check blind spots, respect right of way, and watch for motorcycles in time.

A deadly stretch that began on September 6

The tally comes three days after four motorcycle riders were killed on Serbian roads within a single three hour span. At 5:15 p.m., two motorcycles collided head on near Ljig. Riders aged 31 and 46 died at the scene, and a 33 year old passenger was seriously injured. Twenty minutes later, in Temerin, a seventeen year old rider without a driver’s license and without a helmet died after hitting a concrete pole beside the road. At 8:15 p.m., near Sremska Mitrovica, a thirty year old motorcyclist was killed in a collision with a car.

Following that sequence of crashes, the Ministry of Interior issued an appeal to drivers:

“Once again we appeal to motorcycle and moped riders not to operate a vehicle without a driver’s license of the appropriate category, to observe the prescribed speed limits, and to wear a helmet and other required protective gear on every ride.”

In the same statement, MUP also appealed to parents and others who lend motorcycles and mopeds to minors to stop doing so unless the children meet the legal requirements for operating such vehicles. Our portal covered this sequence of crashes three days ago in the article “Four Motorcyclists Killed in Three Hours: Ljig and Temerin.” Later that same night, around 10:40 p.m., another motorcyclist was seriously injured on the highway in Belgrade, in the direction of Nis, and was taken to the Emergency Center.

The Traffic Safety Agency has also produced a new prevention video, and safe riding training for motorcyclists and moped riders continues across Serbia. The sessions cover proper braking, obstacle avoidance and reacting in critical situations, with particular attention paid to young riders. The Agency’s message is that a motorcycle or moped is not a way to prove yourself, and that responsibility, experience and protective gear remain the best protection on the road.