Nineteen people were killed and 2,569 others were injured, including 95 severely, in the 1,887 traffic accidents in urban areas during the week from February 23 to March 1, according to the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN).
These accidents are mainly due to driver inattention, failure to yield the right of way, speeding, failure to maintain a safe distance, pedestrian inattention, lack of control of vehicles, failure to stop at stop signs, changing direction without signaling, unauthorized changes of direction, driving in the wrong direction, running red lights, drunk driving, driving in the left lane, and improper passing, the DGSN says in a press release.
With regard to traffic control and enforcement, the security services issued 53,540 contraventions and drew up 9,590 reports that were submitted to the public prosecutor’s office, while 43,950 fines were paid for a total amount of MAD 8,910,800.
Additionally, 7,133 vehicles were impounded, while 9,590 documents were withdrawn and 460 vehicles immobilized, the press release concludes.
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