NTSA: 4,103 people killed in road accidents as of November 17

In comparison to the 3,947 fatalities that occurred last year, 4,103 people have died in road accidents nationwide as of November of this year, according to the Authority's preliminary statistics.

Aden Adow, South Nyanza Regional Manager for NTSA, said the death toll figures are alarming and that everyone in Kenya should take action to stop more traffic accidents by obeying the rules of the road during a candle-lighting ceremony at Kisii's Daraja Moja bridge.

Everyone has a stake in and a role to play in ensuring road safety; as such, Adow was quoted as saying, "We urge road users to always obey traffic laws."

The highest number of fatalities, 1,486 according to the report, involved pedestrians. Motorcyclists came second, with 1,085 fatalities. 

During the same period 721 passengers, 378 drivers, 377 pillion passengers, and 56 cyclists have also died in road accidents. 

A total of 8,371 have suffered serious injuries, while 6,000 survived with slight injuries. 

The accidents blamed on factors such as speeding, reckless driving, dangerous overtaking, drunk driving, walking drunk, failure to use seatbelts, failure to use helmets by riders/pillion passengers amongst others. 

The police and the NTSA now asking road users to be more careful on the roads, while at the same time asking the judiciary, to ensure that traffic cases are expedited to ensure justice is done and seen to be done

All road users now have been urged to be more attentive even as the police and the NTSA enhance road safety measures