Road deaths in Nairobi down by 118 after erection of barriers - News Summed Up

Road deaths in Nairobi down by 118 after erection of barriers


PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTEThe number of pedestrians killed on Nairobi roads has dropped by 118 this year following the erection of crossing barriers at high-risk areas. The barriers put in the separating strip of dual carriage roads have been erected along Mombasa Road, Waiyaki way and North Airport Road, among others. PEDESTRIAN DEATHSNairobi accounted for 75 per cent of pedestrian deaths in Kenya last year. Statistics show the county had a total of 668 deaths in 2015, majority being pedestrians at 497 deaths. Motorcycle deaths rose by 82 to 636 while the number of passenger fatalities went up by 55 to 628.


Source: Daily Nation November 23, 2016 08:11 UTC



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