Fewer road accidents, house break-ins over CNY period in Negri this year, say cops

Negri Sembilan police chief DCP Datuk Mohamad Mat Yusop. - Bernama

SEREMBAN: The number of road accidents reported in Negri Sembilan over a 10-day period fell by more than 30% compared to the same festive period last year, says state police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohamad Mat Yusop.

He said during Op Selamat 17 from 28 to Feb 6, only one death was reported compared to nine last year.

“The only fatality reported involved a 43-year-old male pedestrian who was knocked down by a motorcyclist in Kuala Pilah around 8pm on Jan 29,” he told reporters.

DCP Datuk Mohamad said 564 accidents were reported over the same period, compared to 815 16 last year.

The number of vehicles involved in accidents this year was 996 down from 1,447 last year.

DCP Mohamad said most of the accidents were caused due to tailgating (151), being unaware of the presence of other vehicles (95), entering/exiting junctions (77), losing control of the vehicle (60), overtaking (37), reversing (37) and fatigue (13).

He said police also carried out 151 operations during the 10-day period in collaboration with other enforcement agencies.

A total of 10,559 summonses with a combined total of more than RM2.5mil were issued, compared to 9,713 summonses last year.

He said 6,617 summonses were issued for five main offences namely speeding (6,032), beating red lights (284), using mobile phones while driving (118), queue-cutting (133) and overtaking along double lines (50).

“We also detained 156 suspects for various offences such as road traffic violations, drug-related and for being on our wanted list,” he said.

DCP Mohamad also said only five break-ins were reported during Ops Selamat 17 compared to 17 last year.

“Since Ops Selamat 17 was a success, we will continue to carry out total enforcement throughout the year to reduce accidents and crime.

“We would also like to thank other government agencies as well as the Malaysian Highway Authority, PLUS, the Malaysian Red Crescent Society for all assistance rendered during Ops Selamat 17,” he added.