The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has said that there has been an increase in roads accidents compared to last year
The authority said that since the year started 7,198 Kenyans have been involved in roads accidents, marking an increase of 1,908 compared to last year.
According to NTSA data, the accidents are from January 1 to April 1.
Among the 7,198 Kenyans, NTSA reveals that 1,189 died from road accidents, 3,316 were seriously injured and 2,693 suffered from minor injuries.
This paints a grim picture compared to the same period in 2023 where deaths from crashes stood at 1,129, those who were seriously injured were 2,435, and atleast 1,726 were slightly injured.
The data further shows that pedestrians account for the highest fatalities in 2024 at 436 which is an increase compared to 374 of last year.
Pedestrians were followed by motorcyclists at 276 fatalities which is a decrease from 311 in 2023.
Atleast 255 passengers died in the period under review marking an increase compared to 211 last year.
Pillion passengers had 102 fatalities as compared to 105 in 2023 of the same period.
98 drivers have died in the period under review, which is a decrease from 108 in the year 2023.
Of pedal cyclists, 22 of them died this year as compared to 20 in 2022.
