171 People Have Died In Road Crashes In The Last 11 Days Over The Chinese New Year Period

The number was recorded during the 11 days of Ops Selamat 16/2020, a traffic safety operation held in conjunction with the Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration.

The operation was launched on 18 January and will continue until Saturday, 1 February.

According to a report in Bernama today, 30 January, Selangor recorded the highest number of fatalities at 29, followed by Johor with 22 fatalities, Sarawak with 18 fatalities, Pahang with 17 fatalities, and Kedah and Kelantan with 15 fatalities each.

In the report, Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) director Datuk Azisman Alias also revealed that the highest number of fatalities involved motorcyclists and pillion riders, at 112 cases.

In total, over 16,000 road crashes were recorded involving over 25,000 vehicles.

"Selangor recorded the highest number of road crashes at 4,702 cases, followed by Johor at 2,676, Kuala Lumpur at 1,834, and Perak at 1,430," Azisman said, as quoted by Bernama.

Of the total summonses, over 182,000 of them involve the same six offences.

Bernama listed them down as using a mobile phone while driving, beating traffic lights, driving over speed limits, using emergency lanes, cutting queue, and cutting double lines.