There were 239 reported traffic accidents in Gozo during the second quarter of this year, down by 44 or 15.5% on 2022, the National Statistics Office said today. There were no fatalities.

Of the 239 accidents, 204 were reported as non-injury road traffic accidents, a decrease of 28 or 12.1% on 2022. There were 35 reported with injuries involved, down by 16 or 31.4%.

Victoria recorded the highest number of accidents with 76, this was followed by Xewkija with 37 and Ghajnsielem 25, while Xaghra recorded 22.

Also in Gozo – Fontana and Kercem both registered less than five road traffic accidents.

On a national basis, during the second quarter of 2023, there were four road traffic fatalities, involving three males and one female.

Road traffic accidents during the same period increased by 0.6% and casualties decreased by 2.4% when compared to the same period last year.

The highest number of road traffic accidents occurred on Tuesdays with 690 cases or 16.2% of the total, the NSO said.

Birkirkara registered the highest number of road traffic accidents at 278 cases.

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