Dubai: As per the reports of Kuwait that nearly 5,959 accidents have taken place in the first 15 days of Ramadan in Kuwait, and per the average, it is 400 accidents a day.

According to the local news reports that the number of accidents reported before the end of the fast was 3,034; however, 2,925 occurred after the Iftar.

Captain Khaled Abdullah Al Fraih, who is a senior official from the Traffic Control Department, urged all motorists to accept the traffic laws and regulations, most notably the use of a seat belt, staying away from using mobile while driving and not speeding, specifically before the Maghreb call to prayer.

Furthermore, Al Fraih added that nearly 836 security cameras had been installed all over the country, including mobile road monitoring devices.

During a visit to the Operations Room, the daily saw the efforts exercised by these loyal men, each in his field, to ensure people break their fast without any disturbance.

According to the Captain Khaled Abdullah Al-Fraih, from the Traffic Control Department, the Traffic Control Department has put in place all the necessary traffic security arrangements and procedures throughout the beehive for workers in the department during the holy month of Ramadan, where the roads are monitored 24/7, through which work is done to smooth traffic, by programming intersections, according to the density of vehicles.

Reports pointed out that the statistics of accidents obtained by the Operations Department during the blessed month of Ramadan for the first 15 days of Ramadan, i.e. from April 2 to April 16, 2022, show 5,959 accidents — the number of accidents before breakfast 3,034 and 2,925 after breakfast.

Furthermore, the department of traffic explained the traffic movement is particularly active after breakfast, so the density is in the commercial sites and market areas, which calls for distributing patrols to the sites experiencing congestion and directing security men and patrols by monitoring the roads that witness traffic jams or accidents.