Road safety gain for Brunei in 2014

A major gain in road safety has been recorded in Brunei during 2014. Official data shows that severe injuries caused by road crashes dropped by 35% in 2014 when compared with the figures for 2013. For the same period, minor injuries due to road crashes also decreased by 12%. Meanwhile, a 25% year-on-year decrease was recorded for the number of fatal road crashes in 2014, according to the Land Transport Department's Communication Minister.
February 26, 2015 Read time: 1 min
A major gain in road safety has been recorded in Brunei during 2014. Official data shows that severe injuries caused by road crashes dropped by 35% in 2014 when compared with the figures for 2013. For the same period, minor injuries due to road crashes also decreased by 12%. Meanwhile, a 25% year-on-year decrease was recorded for the number of fatal road crashes in 2014, according to the Land Transport Department's Communication Minister.

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