Kingdom's road deaths down 60% in nine years
The 2025 Annual Report of the Ministerial Road Safety Committee documented a historic decrease of over 60% in traffic accident fatalities between 2016 and 2025, thanks to multiple efforts including updating the traffic system, improving infrastructure, enhancing the use of technology, and reducing accidents caused by maintaining unsafe distances and vehicle drifting. The Kingdom also saw improvements in emergency response times and the adoption of new standards for road projects throughout the year, with the Eastern Province leading in traffic safety standards. The economic costs of accidents increased by 2.2 billion SAR between 2024 and 2025, while interventions over the past decade have resulted in a savings of approximately 83.6 billion SAR.
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