In 2021–2025 there were 26 injury road accidents in Viru-Nigula vald, in which 4 people died and 37 were injured. Relative to population, that is 0.94 accidents per 1,000 residents a year – 25% below the Estonian average (1.25). Motor insurance data show 122 road collisions in the same period, most of them without injuries. In 2026, as of 30 September 2026, there have been 3 injury accidents and no deaths.
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Injury accidents and deaths by year
All collisions by year (LKF)
Accidents and dangerous places on the map
Dots: injury accidents 2021–2026, red = fatal. Rings: dangerous places (blue) and collision hot spots (purple).
Places with the most injury accidents
2021–2025. Accidents are grouped into places within about 75 metres. Collisions = insurance claims within the same radius.
There is no place in this region with at least three injury accidents in five years.
Dangerous road sections
National roads, 2 km sections, 2016–2025 (10 years, because deaths are rare). Ranked by deaths, then accidents.
| Road | Municipality | Accidents | Killed | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Road 1 Tallinn–Narva km 124–126 | Viru-Nigula vald | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2. Road 1 Tallinn–Narva km 116–118 | Viru-Nigula vald | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 3. Road 1 Tallinn–Narva km 118–120 | Viru-Nigula vald | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 4. Road 1 Tallinn–Narva km 130–132 | Viru-Nigula vald | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 5. Road 1 Tallinn–Narva km 114–116 | Viru-Nigula vald | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Accident types 2021–2025
Who was involved (2021–2025)
How the collisions happened (2021–2025, LKF)
Comparison with neighbours
Nearest municipalities, the county and the Estonian average (2021–2025).
| Region | Residents | Accidents | Accidents per 1,000 | Killed | Killed per 100,000 | Collisions (LKF) per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haljala vald | 3,909 | 44 | 2.25 | 3 | 15.3 | 7.9 |
| Rakvere vald | 5,844 | 47 | 1.61 | 3 | 10.3 | 9.8 |
| Lüganuse vald | 8,008 | 53 | 1.32 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| Rakvere linn | 15,345 | 80 | 1.04 | 1 | 1.3 | 9.8 |
| Viru-Nigula vald | 5,533 | 26 | 0.94 | 4 | 14.5 | 4.4 |
| Vinni vald | 6,689 | 31 | 0.93 | 3 | 9.0 | 3.2 |
| Kadrina vald | 4,629 | 19 | 0.82 | 1 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
| Lääne-Viru County | 58,309 | 323 | 1.11 | 17 | 5.8 | 6.6 |
| Estonian average | 1,360,745 | 8,532 | 1.25 | 276 | 4.1 | 12.3 |
The per-resident rate ignores through traffic: municipalities with major roads, ports or shopping centres inevitably score higher. Collisions (LKF) are all motor third-party insurance claims, including those without injuries; car-park incidents are excluded.
Sources: Transport Administration (injury accidents), Eesti Liikluskindlustuse Fond (LKF) 2026, Statistics Estonia (population).
Data as of 30 September 2026