{
  "id": 9063527,
  "title": "Accident risks: More accidents on the way to school and work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/unfallrisiken-mehr-unfalle-bei-weg-zu-schule-und-arbeit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T02:30:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/unfallrisiken-mehr-unfaelle-bei-weg-zu-schule-und-arbeit/100256380.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "In Germany, around 90,700 schoolchildren were involved in accidents on their way to school in the past year, a 3.8% increase from the previous year, with 25 fatal incidents. Additionally, there were 170,306 work-related accidents commuting to or from work, a 1.0% increase, resulting in 231 deaths. The German statutory accident insurance (DGUV) reported 689,900 work-related accidents, a 3.1% decrease, with 299 fatalities. The DGUV also reported 1,032,500 accidents in schools and 91,200 suspected occupational disease notifications.",
  "summary": "The number of work-related accidents in Germany is falling. However, more accidents are occurring on the way to work and to school. The number of fatalities has risen.",
  "key_points": [
    "90,000 school/work travel accidents in Germany last year, 3.8% increase",
    "25 fatal school travel accidents, 3 more deaths than previous year",
    "Work travel accidents stable at 689,900, 3.1% decrease"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Die Zunahme von Unfällen auf dem Schulweg und die leicht gestiegenen Pendelunfälle von Arbeitnehmern signalisieren eine besorgniserregende Entwicklung bei der Verkehrssicherheit in Deutschland.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}