Police record 79% drop in traffic accidents in Indonesia during 'mudik' 2024

Cars and trucks wait on April 7, 2024 in a line stretching several kilometres for their turn to board ships headed to Sumatra at Merak Port in Cilegon, Banten, as millions of Indonesian Muslims travel during the annual tradition of ‘mudik’ (exodus) to celebrate Aidilfitri in their hometowns. - Reuters This article was published in thejakartapost.com with the title "". Click to read: https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2024/04/11/police-record-79-drop-in-traffic-accidents-during-mudik-2024.html. Download The Jakarta Post app for easier and faster news access: Android: http://bit.ly/tjp-android iOS: http://bit.ly/tjp-ios

JAKARTA: The National Police have so far recorded a sharp drop of nearly 80 per cent in traffic accidents over the annual tradition of mudik (exodus) this year compared to previous years, with data released on Wednesday (April 10) showing a total of 301 such incidents resulting in 26 deaths from April 4 to 10.

In comparison, 1,457 accidents and 189 fatalities were recorded in the week leading up to Aidilfitri last year.