TWENTY-EIGHT road deaths were reported on the first day of Hari Raya yesterday, 19 of them involving motorcycle and pillion riders.

Deputy Inspector-General of Police Razarudin Husain said seven car drivers and passengers were killed on the road, in addition to two pedestrians.

“The death toll yesterday is the highest since Op Selamat 18 was launched on April 29, compared to 10 deaths on April 29, 18 on April 30 and 20 on May 1,” he told Bernama.

Razarudin said 76 deaths were reported since the operation was launched, with Selangor having the highest at 10 deaths, followed by Pahang (nine deaths) and Kelantan (eight deaths).

“A total of 29 deaths occurred on federal roads, state roads (21), town roads (nine), highways (seven) and 10 on other roads,” he added.

Razarudin said 6,932 road accidents were reported during Op Selamat 18 till yesterday – 1,650 cases in Selangor, followed by Johor (920), Kuala Lumpur (688), Perak (674) and Penang (597).

“Town roads saw the highest number at 2,925 cases, federal roads (1,401), state roads (1,307), highways (731) and other roads (568),” he added.

He added that 211,235 summons were issued for various traffic offences, with 81,753 for speeding. – Bernama, May 4, 2022.