Road accidents lead to 6,416 injuries and deaths in 2024, says UAE Ministry of Interior

 The UAE recorded 6,416 severe, moderate, and minor injuries, along with fatalities, resulting from traffic accidents during 2024, according to statistics from the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

The number of traffic accident injuries and fatalities in Abu Dhabi amounted to 2,199, including 123 fatalities, 104 severe injuries, 1,231 moderate injuries, and 741 minor injuries.

In Dubai, the total was 3,109, with 158 fatalities, 239 severe injuries, 1,528 moderate injuries, and 1,184 minor injuries.

In Sharjah, there were 32 fatalities, 67 severe injuries, 210 moderate injuries, and 142 minor injuries, while Ajman recorded 11 fatalities, 23 severe injuries, 66 moderate injuries, and 22 minor injuries, and Umm Al-Quwain reported 18 fatalities, 11 severe injuries, 29 moderate injuries, and 23 minor injuries.

Ras Al Khaimah witnessed 30 fatalities, 50 severe injuries, 86 moderate injuries, and 65 minor injuries, while Fujairah recorded 12 fatalities, 28 severe injuries, 57 moderate injuries, and 126 minor injuries.

The statistics revealed that the most common causes of traffic accidents resulting in injuries were jumping the red signals, sudden lane changes, excessive speeding, failure to maintain a safe distance, negligence and lack of attention, failure to follow lane discipline, entering roads without ensuring they are clear, and driver distraction.

The MoI highlighted that accidents resulted in various damages, including vehicle rollovers, pedestrian running over, falls, rear-end collisions, collisions with stationary objects off the road, animal collisions, collisions with lamp posts, concrete barriers, signboards, and detachment of vehicle parts, among others.