21,900 Death in 5 Years

21 billion Saudi Riyals worth of material loses

He said the new traffic law, which was passed by the Council of Ministers last year, would help reduce road accidents in the country. During the last five years, traffic departments have registered more than 1.36 million accidents causing the deaths of 21,900 people and injuries to 122,600 others. Every minute at least 11 traffic violations take place in the Kingdom. Annual material losses from road accidents are estimated at SR21 billion.