JAKARTA - The Traffic Corps (Korlantas) of the National Police said the number of traffic accidents during the homecoming and return flow of Lebaran 2024 has so far decreased by 15 percent compared to the previous year, from 2,159 to 1,835 cases.
"Nationally, this traffic accident decreased from 2,159 to 1,835, down 15 percent," said Head of Korlantas Polri Inspector General Aan Suhanan as reported by ANTARA, Friday, April 12.
The death toll also decreased by 3 percent, from 291 to 281 people. The seriously injured victims increased by 13 percent, from 281 to 317 people; while the minor injuries decreased from 3,036 to 2,424 people.
"We compare that to the period of homecoming and homecoming in 2023," added Aan.
He explained that the most common types of accidents in Eid al-Fitr 1445 Hijri are front-front collisions, with 433 incidents, then the front-backer collisions of 379 events.
"The back door means not keeping your distance, you can also sleepy, hit. Not anticipatory," he said.
Meanwhile, there were 342 single accidents. The single accident, said Aan, may have occurred because the driver was exhausted or asleep (micro-sleep).
Korlantas Polri noted that the types of vehicles involved in the accident were dominated by motorcycles, which were 73 percent. Followed by people's transportation vehicles or buses (12 percent), goods transportation vehicles (10 percent), private cars (2 percent), and others (3 percent).
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The highest is in the East Java Regional Police, then the Central Java Regional Police, Polda Metro, Polda South Sulawesi, and Polda Bali. Those are the five largest," said Aan.
When viewed from the model, the majority of accidents that occur are influenced by fatigue levels, then Aan urges motorists to ensure their health is in prime condition.
"Never force yourself to keep driving when your concentration is reduced, you are tired, you have to rest," he said.
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