Four people died and two others suffered severe injuries in 17 traffic accidents that took place on internal and external roads of Abu Dhabi Emirate during the Eid Al-Adha holidays from 25-28 of October.
Colonel Khamis Ishaq Muhammad, Acting Director of Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police said that the traffic accidents that took place during the Eid holidays varied from run over accidents to crash and “run-off-road” accidents. He pointed out that the peak time for accidents was in the evening recording seven accidents. Six accidents were recorded at noon time while two accidents took place in the morning and afternoon.
“The main reasons for these traffic accidents on both internal and external roads during Eid holidays were sudden turns due to speeding, neglect, inattentiveness, speeding regardless of the road condition, beating red lights, not giving priority to pedestrians, not giving way, not remaining in the proper lanes, and not keeping sufficient distance between vehicles,” he said.
Colonel Khamis Ishaq Muhammad added, “We have boosted our efforts through traffic awareness programs; especially in the Abu Dhabi Police traffic program to limit traffic accidents under the slogan, ‘Together.’ Our goal is to control the behavior of road-users, implement safety rules and standards, and raise public awareness and education on main traffic issues. The issues brought to focus are using seat belts and helmets, speed control, safe road crossing, safe student transportation, and limiting other risks that cause traffic accidents.”
The number of traffic accidents that occurred during the Eid Al-Adha holidays on internal and external roads of Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and the Western Region decreased from 28 last year to 17 this year.