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Over 60% drop in road accident deaths in Oman

Oman Thursday 11/March/2021 10:20 AM
By: Times News Service
Over 60% drop in road accident deaths in Oman
Deaths reported due to road accidents have dropped. Photo: Shutterstock

Muscat: Deaths reported due to road accidents have dropped by more than 60 percent in the last 8 years, according to Royal Oman Police (ROP)

A statement issued online ROP said :"The percentage of accidents in the Sultanate between 2012 and 2020 decreased by 84 per cent, and the number of injuries decreased by 70 per cent, while the number of deaths decreased by 67 percent , with the number of registered vehicles increasing by 58 per cent and the number of licences by 65 percent ."