Six counties have no road fatalities as traffic deaths decline by 12pc this year

Six counties have no road fatalities as traffic deaths decline by 12pc this year

Six counties have not recorded a fatal traffic crash so far this year, with road deaths down by 12.5pc compared with last year.

Traffic Safety Year 2024 to focus on handling drink driving and speeding violations

From December 15, 2022 to December 14, 2023, the whole country reported over 22,000 traffic accidents, causing 11,600 fatalities and injuring nearly 15,300 people.

From May 5th to 11th, a decrease in traffic accidents was recorded in eight departments across the country. This is highlighted by the Road Emergency Plan implemented by the National Police. Deputy Commissioner Karen Obando, Co-Chief of the Public Relations Division, stated, "In the weekly traffic accident report, traffic accidents with fatalities decreased in Managua, Estelí, Río San Juan, El Rama, Triángulo Minero, Boaco, Granada, and Nueva Se…