Slight rise in traffic accidents

The number of traffic accidents reached 4,037 in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 37 compared to the same quarter last year, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said yesterday. The main concentration of accidents occurred in the...

The number of traffic accidents reached 4,037 in the second quarter of this year, an increase of 37 compared to the same quarter last year, the National Statistics Office (NSO) said yesterday.

The main concentration of accidents occurred in the northern harbour area, reaching 1,565 cases (38.4 per cent of the total).

A total of 313 casualties were reported, with 40 per cent of them occurring on the weekends. Three drivers were killed and 194 drivers sustained injuries.

The largest number of casualties was in the 25-39 age group.

The NSO said that 76 per cent of the casualties were caused by passenger cars, while 14.4 per cent were caused by motorcycles.

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