Ten people died and 2,046 were injured, including 78 seriously, in 1,595 traffic accidents that occurred in urban areas during the week of April 3 to 9, said Tuesday the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN).
These accidents are, among others, due to carelessness of drivers and pedestrians, speeding, failure to respect the right of way, the safety distance, the stop sign and the red light, the change of direction without using the signal and the unauthorized change of direction, explained the DGSN in a statement.
Regarding the control and repression of traffic violations, the security services have issued 31,728 tickets and 5,378 reports to the prosecutor, while 26,350 transactional fines have been collected, said the same source.
The sums collected under these tickets have reached 5,542,550 dirhams, according to the statement, which reports the impounding of 3,503 vehicles, the seizure of 5,378 documents and the withdrawal of 241 vehicles from circulation.
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