The number of deaths caused by road accidents reached 468 since the start of the year till June 8, according to data released by the National Road Safety Observatory (ONSR).

The number of accidents dropped by 224 in the same period from 2,444 last year to 2,220.

Likewise, the number of injuries caused by road accidents fell by 363, to 3,128, against 3,491 in 2022.

The main causes of these accidents are the lack of attention (42%), excessive speed (15,59%) and failure to give way (8.47%).

Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse