PANAJI: The number of accidents and accidental deaths has reduced in the corresponding months this year as compared to the deaths last year.
For instance, in the month of September this year, 156 road accidents have occurred while in September 2019 total of 239 accidents had occurred.
In September 2020, 13 people lost their lives in road accidents while in September 2019, 15 people had lost their lives in accidents. The Directorate of Transport has informed that a total of 156 road accidents occurred in the State in the month of September 2020 of which 60 were in North and 96 in South Goa.
If we compare the figures of January 2020 there were 342 accidents with 27 people losing their lives which is almost double the accidents and deaths in September 2020.
December 2019 recorded 351 accidents and 26 people lost their lives.
