A total of 145 people – 113 men and 32 women – died in March in the country due to traffic accidents, according to a bulletin released this Monday by the Road Safety Observatory (OSV) of the NGO Paz Activa.
The organization detailed in a press release that of the total number of deaths, 69 were motorized, which represented 49% of the cases. followed by the crew members of this type of vehicle with 22 victims (15%).
The motorized vehicle once again topped the first place in the category of deaths, “being a constant fact” in the documented statistics, the OSV noted.
In third place are vehicle occupants (14%). They are followed by pedestrians (10%), car drivers (11%), cyclists (3%) and bus passengers (3%).
“The age range between 20 and 24 years of age registers the highest peak of deaths with 16 cases, closely followed by the age range of 25 to 29 years with 14 deaths,” he added.
He said that last month he recorded 456 injuries due to traffic accidents: 289 men and 123 women.
“Youth not only face the highest risk of death, but they are the sector that suffers most intensely from the physical consequences of accidents,” the organization added.
The NGO documented in March 127 collisions and/or simple collisions, 68 skids, 67 runs over/run over, 34 collisions with fixed objects, 29 overturns, 13 road departures and 13 accidents of other forms.
“This data indicates that failed interaction between vehicles, whether due to overtaking or crossings, constitutes the most common risk scenario for users,” he explained.
He indicated that skids are directly linked to the loss of control of the vehicle due to excess speed, precarious pavement conditions or mechanical failures.
The OSV noted that speeding topped the list with 190 cases, which represents 57.4% of the total recorded.
The Attorney General’s Office announced last year a plan to reduce mortality associated with traffic accidents, which according to then-prosecutor Tarek William Saab is the “highest number of deaths” in the country.
