These accidents are mainly due to the inadvertence of drivers, failure to respect the right of way, speeding, inadvertence of pedestrians, and failure to respect the safety distance, among other reasons, said the DGSN in a statement.
Regarding the control and repression of traffic violations, the security services have established 45,015 tickets and 9,161 reports submitted to the prosecutor, while 35,854 fines were recovered, added the same source.
The sums collected under these tickets have reached 7,415,150 dirhams, according to the statement which reports the impounding of 5,178 vehicles, the seizure of 9,161 documents and the withdrawal of 267 vehicles from circulation.