Accidents up in Raya rush this year


PETALING JAYA: More than 15,000 road accidents and 123 deaths were recorded during the Hari Raya travel period this month, according to statistics from Bukit Aman’s Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department.

This marked a 3.8% increase in the total number of road accidents between March 29 and April 6 (15,246) compared to the Hari Raya travel period between April 6 and April 14 last year (14,674).

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