76 people died of accidents in the first five months of the year, according to data published by INSTAT. There are on average 15 people a month who lose their lives from fatal blows, or every two days there is a death from accidents.
The vast majority of accidents are caused due to carelessness of the driver, with 70 cases per 5 months and only six from the pedestrian seat. Compared to the same period last year, where there were a total of 78 deaths from accidents, there was a fall in the number of offenders and increased the number of vehicle drivers (in January-May 2017, 64 deaths were caused by the driver and 14 from pedestrians.
The largest number of deaths occurred in Tirana (14), Durrës (12), Shkodër (8), Elbasan (9), Fier (11).
Statistics
According to INSTAT, in May 2019, 115 road accidents were recorded, out of 155 accidents in May 2018, down 25.8% compared to the same period of the previous year. The number of accidents in the first five months of 2019 is 583, from 659, down 11.5% compared to the same period of 2018.
In May 2019, the number of casualties (killed and injured) is 143, from 201 that was a year ago, falling by 28.9%. The number of casualties in the first five months of 2019 is 773 people, out of 852 people, falling by 9.3% compared to the same period of 2018.
In May 2019, the number of deaths from road accidents is 14 persons, out of 17 dead in May 2018. In the first five months of 2019, the number of deaths from road accidents is 76, out of 78 people compared to the same a year earlier.
In May 2019, road accidents, in 87.0% of cases, occurred as a result of the driver's behavior. The highest number of accidents in this period was performed by the age group 25-35 years, accounting for 27.0% of the total number of accidents. Accidents in this age group have decreased by 24.4% compared to the same period a year earlier.
In the first five months of 2019, road accidents, in 15.4% of cases, occurred as a result of pedestrian behavior. During this period, the number of pedestrians accidents decreased by 30.2% compared to the previous year.
