Rise in fatal accidents involving speeding, drink driving in Hl

There were more fatal accidents caused by speeding and drink driving in the first half of 2024, a period which also saw more people killed on Singapore's roads.

- Wong Shiying

Seventy-three people died in the first half of 2024 - two more than the 71 deaths in the same period last year. Most of those killed were motorcyclists and their pillion riders.

Among the pedestrian fatalities, figures from the Traffic Police (TP) released on Aug 24 showed that about four in 10 were 65 years old and above.

"While the TP will continue our efforts to educate the elderly, we need family members and friends to reinforce the message to the elderly not to jaywalk, so we can all help them stay safe on our roads," said the police.

Commenting on the rise in fatal accidents caused by speeding and drink driving, police said they were concerned as they had noted these trending up in the last three years.

The number of fatal speedingrelated accidents jumped from six in the first half of 2022 to 13 in the same period in 2023. This nearly doubled to 25 cases in the first six months of 2024.

As for fatal drink-driving accidents, it went from three cases in the first half of 2022 to eight in the same period in 2023 and nine in 2024.