DAMMAM: The Traffic Department in the Eastern Province (EP) has reported 676 deaths and 3,105 critical injuries in 2,104 accidents over the past six months.
“That is an increase of one percent in comparison to the same period in 2015 when the department recorded a total of 2,090 accidents,” Sultan Al-Zahrani, general secretary of the traffic safety committee, said.
He was speaking at a meeting of the committee headed by the Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif.
Al-Zahrani said: “The rate of fatalities increased by 12 percent and the rate of injuries increased by one percent in comparison to the same period in 2015.
“In addition, 31 percent of the accidents were in the city where the rate of fatalities rose by 36 percent and the rate of critical injuries rose by 27 percent.”
He said the rate of highway accidents in the province dropped by 22 percent, with the rate of critical injuries from highway accidents decreased by 17 percent, while the rate of deaths in such accidents outside the province surged by three percent.”
He said the highest number of deaths and injuries was in Hafr Al-Batin and Abqaiq with the lowest being in Al-Ahsa and Jubail.
Al-Zahrani said the rate of traffic violations decreased by 30 percent, and the rate of road violations decreased by 32 percent, while the rate of recorded road violations increased by 32 percent.
Prince Saud urged members of the committee to put increase efforts in order to achieve the committee’s strategic objective, which is reducing the number of serious accidents and their causes, and thus decreasing the number of deaths and injuries.
He said that there must be serious attempts made to curb accidents in order to save lives and property.
Prince Saud also asked the authorities to overcome all difficulties and support the committee in order to achieve its desired goals; he stressed the need to work with professionalism as traffic safety is everyone’s responsibility.
“That is an increase of one percent in comparison to the same period in 2015 when the department recorded a total of 2,090 accidents,” Sultan Al-Zahrani, general secretary of the traffic safety committee, said.
He was speaking at a meeting of the committee headed by the Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif.
Al-Zahrani said: “The rate of fatalities increased by 12 percent and the rate of injuries increased by one percent in comparison to the same period in 2015.
“In addition, 31 percent of the accidents were in the city where the rate of fatalities rose by 36 percent and the rate of critical injuries rose by 27 percent.”
He said the rate of highway accidents in the province dropped by 22 percent, with the rate of critical injuries from highway accidents decreased by 17 percent, while the rate of deaths in such accidents outside the province surged by three percent.”
He said the highest number of deaths and injuries was in Hafr Al-Batin and Abqaiq with the lowest being in Al-Ahsa and Jubail.
Al-Zahrani said the rate of traffic violations decreased by 30 percent, and the rate of road violations decreased by 32 percent, while the rate of recorded road violations increased by 32 percent.
Prince Saud urged members of the committee to put increase efforts in order to achieve the committee’s strategic objective, which is reducing the number of serious accidents and their causes, and thus decreasing the number of deaths and injuries.
He said that there must be serious attempts made to curb accidents in order to save lives and property.
Prince Saud also asked the authorities to overcome all difficulties and support the committee in order to achieve its desired goals; he stressed the need to work with professionalism as traffic safety is everyone’s responsibility.
