PETALING JAYA: Selangor recorded 1,420 road accidents in the first four days of Op Selamat held in conjunction with the Chinese New Year holiday period.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed said eight fatal accidents also occurred within the four days all involving motorcyclists.
"The number of accidents has dropped by 30.87% compared to the Op Selamat in 2020 where 2,054 accidents were recorded within the first four days.
"The number of fatalities also showed a decrease as 14 fatalities occurred in 202 involving 11 motorcyclists and three pedestrians compared to the eight recorded this year," he said in a statement on Tuesday (Feb 1).
He said this year 219 accidents occurred on highways, 96 on federal roads, 128 on state roads, 825 on city roads and 98 on other roads.
"We also issued 11,464 summonses during this period with 10,879 issued for speeding.
"318 summonses were issued for beating the traffic light, 236 for using mobile phones while driving, 27 for cutting queue, three for overtaking on double lines and one for driving in the emergency lane," he said.
Comm Arjunaidi said police have also conducted 2,479 patrols at housing areas in the first four days of the Op Selamat.
"As of Feb 1, no house break-ins have occurred at houses which were vacant for the festive season.
"We urge the public to download the Volunteer Smartphone Patrol application on their mobile phone or fill up a form at the nearest police station before they leave for the holidays," he said, adding that notifying the police would help them focus their efforts on patrols.
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