Police: 70pc drop in road accidents during MCO
Army and police personnel conducting roadblocks during the movement control order in Kuala Lumpur April 19, 2020. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon
Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Azisman Alias said police recorded 10,382 accidents from March 18 to April 14 and of the total, 130 of them involved 145 deaths. “Prior to the MCO, police recorded 1,500 cases daily with 16 to 17 deaths. With the enforcement of MCO, the current trend of fatalities dropped between four and five cases daily,” he said in a special press conference here today.On police preparations for the upcoming Ramadan, he said they were in the midst of finalising enforcement plans, adding that however, it would be dependent on further government announcements and policies on the MCO.
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