Road deaths dropped by 38% in Sharjah in seven months of this year, report shows

Sharjah: Latest traffic statistics released by the Traffic and Patrol Department of Sharjah Police revealed that the number of traffic deaths in Sharjah fell by 38 per cent during the first seven months of 2021, compared to the same period last year.

Lt Col Mohammed Allay Al Naqbi, Director of the Traffic and Patrol Department of Sharjah Police, confirmed that Sharjah Police were keen to implement the strategic objective of the Ministry of Interior aimed at making roads safer and reducing traffic accidents and deaths.

He explained that Sharjah Police were keen to identify the main causes of traffic accidents and find appropriate and quick solutions. The decrease in the number of deaths was due to the efforts of the Traffic and Patrol Department that conducted awareness programmes for the society, and developing the right traffic culture among the public, in addition to highlighting the role played by the media in raising traffic awareness, he added.

Lt Col Al Naqbi stated that Sharjah Police were working under the strategic plan of the Ministry of Interior aimed at enhancing traffic awareness among all members of society. The ministry’s most important goal is to promote the right traffic culture and create a safe society free of traffic accidents, he added.