Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 8:20 PM
Rabat – Twenty people died and 1,963 were injured, including 65 seriously, in 1,462 traffic accidents that occurred in the urban area during the week from December 19 to 25, 2022, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said on Tuesday. .
These accidents are mainly due to driver inadvertence, failure to respect the right of way, excessive speed, inadvertent pedestrians, change of direction without using a signal, failure to respect the distance safety, lack of control of vehicles, unauthorized change of direction, failure to stop at the stop sign, failure to obey the red light, driving in the left lane, faulty overtaking, driving in good condition of drunkenness and traffic in the wrong direction, explained the DGSN in a press release.
Regarding the control and repression of traffic violations, the security services established 42,549 fines and drew up 8,077 reports submitted to the prosecution, while 34,472 settlement fines were recovered, said the same source.
The sums collected for these fines reached 7,464,775 dirhams, adds the press release, which reports the municipal impoundment of 4,419 vehicles, the seizure of 8,077 documents and the withdrawal from circulation of 215 vehicles.