THE Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reported five fatal road traffic accidents, three of them due to motorcycle slip-ups during the week ending on Dec. 30.
The DOH logged 457 cases of road accidents, 39 of them occurred on Dec. 22 to 30.
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According to the DOH data, 322 incidents of 457 involved motorcycles.
This year’s total number of traffic accidents was also 38 percent higher compared to the 2023 data from 2023.
Furthermore 395 of these incidents involved non-use of safety accessories such as helmets for motorcycles and seatbelts for cars.
Meanwhile 76 of the accidents logged was due to drunken driving.
