Jeddah: Huge increase in vehicle accidents in Saudi Arabia. Last year there were 18 lakh accidents in the country. But the number of deaths and serious injuries in accidents fell for the third year in a row.
Compared to 2021, vehicle accidents have increased by 28 percent in 2022. In 2021, 14 lakh vehicle accidents were reported in Saudi Arabia. But last year there was an increase of four lakhs. The number of people injured in car accidents will decrease by 2.7 percent in 2022.
Last year 24000 people were injured. The number of serious accidents in 2022 has also decreased by 6.8 percent. 18,000 serious accidents were reported in 2021. But in 2022, it will drop to 17,000.
In 2021, 4,600 people died in road accidents in different parts of the country. But in 2022, it has reduced to 4,500. The figures were released by the traffic safety department.