September Traffic Fatality Toll

Oct. 15, 2025 (Lincoln, Neb.) — During the month of September 2025, twenty-three people were killed in traffic crashes on Nebraska roadways, according to data collected by the Nebraska Department of Transportation.

♦       These 23 fatalities occurred in 21 fatal crashes.
♦       Nine of the twenty vehicle occupants killed were not using seatbelts, six were using a seatbelt, and
five had seatbelt usage marked as unknown.
♦       Sixteen of the fatalities were in rural locations
♦       There were zero fatalities on the interstate, eleven on other highways, and twelve on local roads.
♦       Two of the fatalities were pedestrians.
♦       One of the fatalities was a motorcyclist.
♦       One of the fatal crashes involved a train.

There were 30 fatalities in September of 2024.  Only 45 of the 130 vehicle occupants killed during 2025 were using seatbelt