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Twenty-seven people were killed and 3,105 others injured, including 116 seriously, in 2,243 traffic accidents recorded in urban areas during the week of April 27 to May 3, according to the Directorate General of National Security (DGSN).
These accidents were mainly due to driver inattention, failure to yield the right of way, speeding, failure to maintain a safe distance, pedestrian inattention, loss of vehicle control, failure to stop at stop signs, changing direction without signaling, unauthorized changes of direction, driving in the wrong direction, running red lights, drunk driving, driving in the left lane, and improper passing, the DGSN said in a press release.
Regarding traffic control and enforcement operations, the same source noted that security services recorded 50,184 contraventions, drew up 8,006 reports submitted to the public prosecutor’s office, and collected 42,178 settlement fines.
The total amount of fines collected reached MAD 9,430,150, the press release adds, noting that 5,169 vehicles were impounded, 8,006 documents withdrawn, and 509 vehicles immobilized.
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