KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Jamaica has recorded a 14 p.c decline in street fatalities this 12 months, with the authorities indicating that there have been 417 street deaths up till Thursday, based on figures launched by the Highway Security Unit inside the Island Site visitors Authority.
They mentioned that the fatalities have been from 377 crashes and represented a 14 p.c decline, whereas deadly crashes have decreased by 11 p.c when in comparison with the corresponding interval final 12 months.
Based on the figures launched right here, males accounted for 88 p.c of the fatalities, and the info point out that weak street customers, which embrace pedestrians, pedal cyclists, motorcyclists, and pillions, accounted for 59 p.c of these killed because the begin of the 12 months.
A breakdown of the figures reveals that pedestrians accounted for 18 p.c, pedal cyclists 6 p.c, motorcyclists 31 p.c, and pillion passengers accounted for 4 p.c.
Personal motorcar drivers accounted for 18 p.c; personal motorcar passengers, 12 p.c; public passenger car drivers, two p.c; public passenger car passengers, 5 p.c; and industrial motorcar passengers, two p.c.
The Unit urges street customers to obey the foundations and at all times take warning regardless of street crashes and fatalities trending down.
In 2022, the authorities mentioned, 488 street fatalities have been recorded on the nation’s roadways.
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