Less road accidents recorded in 2021-2022


A TOTAL of 915,874 road accidents were recorded throughout 2021 and 2022, with about 1% of them resulting in deaths, says the Transport Ministry.

Of the number, its minister Anthony Loke said there were 545,588 road accidents in 2022, with 6,080 deaths (1.1%), and 370,286 accidents in 2021, with 4,539 deaths (1.23%).

“A Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (Miros) study found that road accidents were mainly caused by human behaviour, followed by the design and condition of road infrastructure, and vehicles’ condition.

“Miros and the Road Transport Department are continuously running campaigns and enforcement measures to promote safe-driving etiquette,” Loke said in a written parliamentary reply to Datuk Adnan Abu Hassan (BN-Kuala Pilah) yesterday.

Adnan asked the Transport Minister to state the main cause of fatal road accidents along with short-, medium- and long-term plans to resolve the issue.

To this end, Loke said the Transport Ministry also launched the Malaysia Road Safety Plan (PKJRM 2022-2030) on Jan 27, 2022, to tackle the issue of road accidents.

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