There were five traffic fatalities in the second quarter this year, the National Statistics Office said.

It said the number of reported traffic accidents in the second quarter reached 3,910, three per cent more than in the same quarter last year.

The majority of accidents - 1,428 were recorded in the northern harbour district.

In total, 458 traffic casualties were reported, of which 279 involved drivers. 227 injuries in this group were slight and 49 grievous. Three drivers died. Eight passengers and 24 pedestrians suffered grievous injuries, while 95 passengers and 50 pedestrians were slightly injured. One passenger and one pedestrian died.

The largest number of casualties (62.9 per cent) involved passenger cars, followed by motorcycles (27.5 per cent), while goods-carrying vehicles were involved in almost seven per cent accidents.