Rabat – Fifteen people were killed and 2,309 injured, 66 of them seriously, in the 1,672 road accidents that occurred in urban areas on January 22-28, according to the General Directorate for National Security (DGSN).

These accidents were mainly due to drivers’ inattention, failure to give priority, speeding, failure to keep a safe distance and pedestrians’ inattention, DGSN pointed out in a press release.

With regard to the control and repression of traffic offenses, the security services drew up 44,087 tickets, 7,399 reports submitted to the public prosecutor’s office, while 36,688 transactional fines were collected, according to the same source.

The sums collected from these fines amounted to around 8 million dirhams, according to the statement, which also mentioned the impounding of 4,181 vehicles, the seizure of 7,399 documents and the withdrawal of 208 vehicles from circulation.

Source: Agency Morocaine De Presse