28 road fatalities on the first day of Raya
04 May 2022 08:40am
Out of the 28, 19 were motorcycle riders and pillion riders, six-car drivers and passengers, two pedestrians and one jeep driver.
KUALA LUMPUR - Twenty-eight deaths were recorded due to road accidents on the first day of Hari Raya Aidilfitri yesterday, 19 of them involving motorcycle riders and pillion riders.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Razarudin Husain said the remaining were six-car drivers and passengers, two pedestrians and one jeep driver.
"The death toll yesterday was the highest recorded since Op Selamat 18 was launched on April 29, compared to 10 deaths on April 29, 18 on April 30 and 20 on May 1,” he said.
Razarudin said overall, 76 deaths were recorded since the operation was launched, with Selangor having the highest at 10 deaths, followed by Pahang (nine deaths) and Kelantan (eight deaths).
"A total of 29 deaths occurred on federal roads, state roads (21), town roads (nine), highways (seven) and 10 on other roads,” he added.
Razarudin also said 6,932 road accidents were recorded in during Op Selamat 18 till yesterday, with 1,650 cases in Selangor, followed by Johor (920), Kuala Lumpur (688), Perak (674) and Penang (597).
"Town roads recorded the highest number at 2,925 cases, federal roads (1,401), state roads (1,307), highways (731) and other roads (568)," he added.
He added that 211,235 summons were issued for various traffic offences, with 81,753 for speeding.- Bernama
