The Guyana Police Force’s Traffic Department will today be launching Operation Safeway to stem the 33% rise in fatal accidents.
This announcement was made during a press conference yesterday by Acting Commissioner of Police, David Ramnarine who described the situation as a very scary and unacceptable one that the Force will not allow to continue.
According to Ramnarine, there has been a 33% increase in fatal accidents this year. Over the last eight and half months there were 89 fatal accidents compared with 67 for the same period last year.
He said of the 96 deaths so far, pedestrians are the highest on the list at 29. Nineteen motorcyclists have also died along with 11 pedal cyclists and 14 drivers among other categories.
