A total 26 people died and 2,092 were injured, including 90 seriously, in 1,557 traffic accidents that occurred in urban areas during the week of February 6 to 12, the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN) said Tuesday.
These accidents are mainly due to the inattention of drivers, failure to respect the right of way, speeding, inattention of pedestrians, change of direction without signal and failure to respect the safety distance, among many others, said the DGSN in a statement.
Regarding the control and repression of traffic violations, the security services have established 39,560 tickets and 6,941 reports submitted to the prosecutor, while 32,619 fines were collected, said the same source.
The sums collected under these tickets have reached 7,158,275 dirhams, the statement continued, reporting that 4,334 vehicles have been impounded, 6,941 documents have been confiscated and 287 vehicles have been withdrawn from circulation.
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