A total of 257 people died in road accidents which occurred in the last month of October 2022 while 975 survived the accidents with injuries.
The latest traffic police report shows that a total of 1378 road crashes were registered last month across the country.
Out of these, 227 accidents were fatal, 705 accidents were serious while 446 accidents were minor. 1232 people were involved in the accidents that occurred between 1st October and 29th of the same month.
Faridah Nampiima the traffic police spokesperson attributed accidents to over speeding, reckless driving and flouting of traffic rules by motorists.
Nampiima revealed that these road carnages involved motorcycles, public service vehicles and trucks.
In addition, 33086 drivers were arrested for violating traffic and road safety rules and were issued with EPS fines during the operations.
6358 drivers were fined for driving carelessly, 1790 fined for over speeding while 3333 were fined for driving without valid driving licenses.
She cautioned drivers to always be mindful whenever they are on the road, adding that now that the festive season is drawing closer, accidents are expected to increase.
