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Straits Times: Monday, October 27, 2003 Rise in number of pedestrian deaths In the first nine months of this year, 94 pedestrians were killed on the road. This is nearly three times the 35 road deaths recorded in the same period last year. According to the Traffic Police, most victims were aged 60 years and older, which has been the case in the past too. This year, they accounted for one-third of those killed on the road. Heightened public education programmes have brought down the number of pedestrians killed or injured at proper crossings, but the number who are is still significant. In the first nine months, there were 83 such accidents, three of them fatal. In the same period last year, there were 197, and seven were fatal. The majority of those hurt sustained minor injuries. |
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