Slightly more than 1,000 pedestrians died in road accidents last year, new statistics have shown. However, the 1,097 figure represents 18.4 per cent decrease in pedestrian death rate compared to 1,344 who died in 2015.
The drop has been attributed to pedestrian interventions, the report shows. However, there was increase in fatalities for drivers with 339 reported dead last year compared to 2015’s 315.
Further, 729 passengers died in road accidents last year compared to 668 in 2015 while motorcycle deaths rose from 637 to 718 in the period under review.
Releasing the findings in Nairobi yesterday, National Transport and Safety Authority director general Francis Meja said there was a general reduction in fatalities, with the number standing at 2,965 as at last December compared to 3,057 in 2015.
While the national pedestrian fatalities reduced to 18.4 per cent, motorcycle-related deaths increased by 12.7 per cent, he said. “Most fatal road traffic crashes occur between 1730 hours to 2200 hours, the peak being 2000 hours in 2016 and 2200 hours in 2015 and was majorly attributed to speeding, drunk driving, motorcycles operating at night with poor visibility and lack of safety gear,” Meja said.
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