47 people died in traffic accidents within a week – New Algeria

I counted interests National GendarmerieAt the level of its jurisdiction, 47 people died and 256 others were injured in 151 physical traffic accidents. during the week The current one.

The person in charge of contacting the Traffic Information and Coordination Center led by the National Gendarmerie, First Sergeant Abdel Hamid Omrani, explained in a statement to WAJ, today, Thursday, that the human factor remains the “main cause” of this… Accidents Which witnessed the death of 47 people due to failure to respect traffic rules, as drivers caused 134 accidents, while pedestrians caused 13 accidents.

As for the states in which the highest number of traffic accidents were recorded across their road network, the states of Chlef and Skikda recorded (11 accidents), Algiers and M’Sila (9 accidents), and Blida (7 accidents).

The number of traffic accidents – according to the same official – increased by (+25), in addition to an increase in the number of deaths (+14) and the number of injured (+24).

By the way, Sergeant Omrani called for “the necessity of respecting the rules of proper driving, especially reducing speed, the safety distance, and taking into account priority and traffic signals.”