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Saturday 19 September 2009

24 Deaths, 1,688 Accidents Recorded On Sixth Day Of Ops Sikap

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 (Bernama) -- Twenty four deaths were registered on the sixth day (Friday) of Ops Sikap and 1,688 accidents were recorded throughout the country.

The 24 deaths recorded Friday raised the number of deaths to 93 since the Ops Sikap started on Sunday.

Bukit Aman public relations superintendent Supt. Rasdi Ramli said in a statement Saturday that deaths due to car accidents accounted for 16 of the 24 deaths while eight others were motorcyclists.

Municipal roads registered the highest number of accidents with 666, followed by Federal roads with (471), highways (277), state roads (213) and other roads (61).

On Friday, police had also issued 10,739 summonses.

The 20th edition of Ops Sikap this year would go on until Sept 27, as part of efforts to reduce accidents during festive seasons.

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