Thirty-three people were killed and 3,514 others injured, including 125 seriously, in 2,548 traffic accidents recorded in urban areas between May 18 to 24, according to the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN).
These accidents were mainly due to driver inattention, failure to yield the right of way, speeding, failure to maintain a safe distance, pedestrian inattention, loss of vehicle control, 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 said in a press release.
Regarding traffic control and enforcement operations, the same source noted that security services recorded 52,649 contraventions, drew up 7,640 reports submitted to the public prosecutor’s office, and collected 45,009 settlement fines.
The total amount of fines collected reached MAD 9,913,450, the press release adds, noting that 5,215 vehicles were impounded, 7,640 documents withdrawn, and 682 vehicles immobilized.
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