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Nearly One Million Accidents On Malaysian Roads In Two Years

Approximately 915,874 traffic accidents were reported between 2021 and 2022, according to the Transport Ministry.

Minister Anthony Loke reported that there were 370,286 accidents in 2021 and 545,588 accidents in 2022, with 6,080 deaths (1.1%) and 4,539 deaths (1.23%) respectively.

According to a research by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros), human behaviour is the primary factor in road accidents, followed by design, the state of the road infrastructure, and the condition of the vehicles.

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‘Op Selamat 20’ Records 1,389 Accidents On Second Day

On the second day of ‘Op Selamat 20’, staged in conjunction with the Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations, a total of 1,389 accidents were recorded around the country.

According to the Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department, of the 1,601 vehicles involved in the road crashes, 1,159 were cars, 112 were four-wheel drive vehicles, 192 were motorbikes, and 81 MPVs.

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Man Arrested For Assaulting Doctor After Road Accident

The police have arrested a 27-year-old man for allegedly assaulting a doctor after an accident that took place at Jalan Kolam Air Lama in Ampang.

The doctor, a 67-year-old male was said to be driving alone when he realised that he was rear ended by another vehicle at about 10:30am on Monday, March 20.

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