By Nakinskie Robinson
With just a week left in 2024, the country continues to record a notable decrease in the number of road fatalities when compared with 2023.
The Island Traffic Authority says up to December 24, 359 road fatalities have been documented, arising from 310 crashes.
The traffic fatality statistics represent a 14 per cent reduction when compared with the 299 recorded for the similar period last year, while this year's fatal crashes figure is 17 per cent fewer.
Motorcyclists at 33 per cent and pedestrians and private motor vehicle drivers, with 18 per cent each, were the top three road user categories with the highest number of road fatalities as at Monday.
Four parishes largely account for 53 per cent of the total fatalities.
These are St. Catherine accounting for 17 per cent; Westmoreland, 15 per cent; St. Andrew, 11 per cent; and St. Ann with 10 per cent.
If the road fatality number remains under 400 at the end of year, it will be the first time in five years the country has managed to do so.
Last year, 425 people died on the country's roads, with the majority being recorded in the last quarter of 2023.
Despite the overall decline, Director General of Road Traffic at the ITA, Colonel Daniel Pryce, is urging all road users to remain vigilant as they navigate the roadways, understand the Road Code, practise defensive driving and put measures in place to ensure they get to their destinations safely.
He is also reminding users that road safety is a shared responsibility.
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