352 Traffic Accident Deaths In 2020 - General Traffic Department

The number of deaths resulting from traffic accidents in 2020 amounted to 352 deaths, a significant decrease from the cases recorded in 2019, according to statistics issued by the Traffic and Operations Sector at the General Traffic Department, Al Jarida reported.

Informed traffic sources attributed this decline, during the past year, to the repercussions of the Coronavirus that the country witnessed, and the accompanying precautionary measures taken by the relevant agencies in the country, including the Ministry of Interior and the traffic sector, by imposing a total and partial curfew that contributed to reducing the number of traffic accidents, and subsequently injuries and deaths.

The statistics indicated that the number of driving licence transactions that were completed in 2020 amounted to 531,615 licences, of which 311,039 licenses were completed through the online service, and 202,576 licences were obtained through the driver’s licenses sections in the traffic departments in the six governorates, in addition to the service centers.

The report also noted that the driver’s license transactions included renewal, damage allowance, loss allowance, and issuance for the first time.

On the other hand, a traffic security source revealed that the Technical Inspection Department at the General Traffic Department announced the start of the technical inspection of vehicles from Sunday, 10 January, after a break of more than seven months due to the threat of the coronavirus, in order to preserve public health, and the safety of the employees in the Department of Technical Inspection and the visitors.

The source indicated that the technical inspection departments in the six governorates, in addition to the special technical inspection departments, will start processing vehicle inspection transactions after obtaining the new insurance papers.

 

SOURCE THETIMES

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