Worker traffic accidents down in ’16

The number of traffic accidents involving workers is down 28 per cent in the first six months of 2016 compared to the same period last year, the Ministry of Labour’s National Social Security Fund (NSSF) reported yesterday.

Accidents for 2016 through June totalled 2,259, with 2,849 deaths and injuries. This compares to 3,122 accidents and 3,427 casualties a year ago.

In addition to decreased accidents, figures across the NSSF’s three categories of casualties showed declines as well, noted NSSF spokesperson Cheav Bunrith. Deaths dropped 40 per cent, from 70 to 42, over the same period, while serious injuries tumbled 20 per cent to 412, and light injuries declined 16 per cent to 2,395.

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