Road Accidents: 16 Killed in Morocco’s Urban Areas Last Week

Rabat – Sixteen people died and 2,154 were injured, including 87 seriously, in 1,622 traffic accidents that occurred in urban areas during the week from March 27 to April 02, the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) said Tuesday.

These accidents are mainly due, among others, to the inattention of drivers, failure to respect the right of way, speeding, inattention of pedestrians, change of direction without using the signal, failure to respect the safety distance, said the DGSN in a statement.

Regarding the control and repression of traffic violations, the security services have established 34,524 tickets and 6,007 reports submitted to the prosecutor, while 28,517 fines were collected, said the same source.

The sums collected under these tickets reached 5,944,850 dirhams, according to the statement, which reported the impoundment of 3,479 vehicles, the confiscation of 6,007 documents and the withdrawal of 132 vehicles from circulation.

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