The number of traffic incidents increased by 300 in the beginning of 2017 from February to March 2017. According to report, the total number of traffic incidents in March 2017 was 5,504 compared to 5,209 in February 2017.
In February, Hawally Governorate came first in terms of the number of accidents recorded at 1,392; Capital Governorate followed with 1,302; Farwaniya Governorate with 932, Ahmadi Governorate with 833, Jahra Governorate with 382 and Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate with 368.
In March, the Capital Governorate topped the list with 1,498 accidents; followed by Hawally Governorate with 1,364; Farwaniya Governorate with 909; Ahmadi Governorate with 913; Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate with 444 and Jahra Governorate with 376.
The types of traffic accidents recorded were collisions, overturning vehicles and hit-and-run.