2,211 people have died in road accidents since January – NTSA says

Road accidents are on the rise as 788 pedestrians have died since January compared to 651 last year.

This is according to data provided by the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) from January 1, to June 20, 2022.

“Pedestrian-related deaths have increased by 21% to 788 this year compared to those who died in road accidents last year.This makes them the most vulnerable group of road users in the country,” the statistics read.

Approximately 2,211 people have died on Kenyan roads since January this year, compared to 1,988 who died at the same time in 2021.

After pedestrians, 608 motorcyclists died in the same period this year compared to 569 in 2021, while 362 passengers died in the last six months compared to 326 in 2021.

The number of drivers killed in the crash has remained 210. passengers have increased to 211 compared to 182 who died in 2021.

32 cyclists died during the period compared to 50 who perished last year.Speeding, according to police, has been a major cause of such accidents.

Reckless driving, increased risk, drunk driving, drunk driving, and failure to use helmets among other things have also been linked to increased accidents.The NTSA said many accidents could be prevented.

The Authority’s director general George Njau said they were initially planning to launch an Integrated Transport Management System to deal with road accidents.

The new applications will involve having state-of-the-art speed controls and authentication of valid road users’ certificates, among others.

Njau said they have launched a National Business Center that will improve the processing of important documents such as driver’s licenses by approximately 300 percent.

NTSA added it had strengthened cooperation with law enforcement to carry out its duties effectively and at the same time provided access to vehicle records and license data to assist security agencies.

Has also organized comprehensive road safety campaigns and programs that are widely advertised among pedestrians, bodaboda drivers, public transport drivers and commercial vehicles aimed at changing behaviors.

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