KAILALI, Aug 1: A total of 172 people lost their lives to road accidents in Sudurpaschim Province in the last fiscal year 2023/24.

Among them, 137 were males, 23 were females, seven were boy children and five were girl children, according to Nepal Police's Highway Safety and Traffic Management Office, Attariya.

Spokesperson for the Office, DSP Anil Kumar Uprety shared that 536 were injured in the 309 road accidents in the same period. Among the vehicles meeting with accidents, motorcycle related accidents were the highest at 207 followed by jeeps/cars at 40, buses at 24, tempos at 17, trucks and tankers at 19, tippers at nine, micro buses at seven, dozers at three and other types of vehicles.

The Office has been implementing various awareness drives to sensitize people about traffic rules and road safety, said DSP Uprety, adding that 6,626 awareness programs and campaigns launched last fiscal year had benefited 389,266 people.

The Office also took action against 73,479 drivers breaking traffic rules. Traffic police collected over Rs 48.8 million in revenue from the fines slapped on the erring drivers, said DSP Uprety.

In the previous fiscal year, 177 people died in 255 road accidents leaving 473 injured, it was shared.

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