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Road accidents with victims decreased by 6% in 2024 However, number of accidents caused by children continues to grow

Almost 3,000 accidents with victims were recorded in two months of 2024, according to the Patrol Police Department. This is 6% less than in January-February 2021. At the same time, the number of accidents caused by children continues to grow: this year, there are already twice as many such accidents as in the same period in 2021. A quarter of accidents with victims occurred during peak hours: from 5 to 7 pm.

2829 road accidents occurred in Ukraine in the first two months of 2024. This is 6% less than in the same period before the full-scale crackdown. The number of people killed in road accidents also decreased by 13% compared to the same period in 2021.

Almost half of accidents in Ukraine are caused by exceeding the safe speed limit: 42%. Violation of maneuvering rules (18%) and violation of pedestrian crossing rules (9%) are also among the top causes of accidents.

A separate item in the police reports is information about accidents caused by children – their number is steadily increasing. Thus, 33 such accidents have already occurred in 2 months of 2024. This is twice as many as in the corresponding period of 2021 – 14 accidents.

Dnipro region remains the leader in the number of accidents – 290 accidents. The top three anti-leaders also include Lviv region – 247 accidents with victims and Kyiv – 241 accidents.

25% of all road accidents in the country occur during peak hours in the evening – from 5 to 7 pm.

https://opendatabot.ua/analytics/dtp-2-2024

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