فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
In a press conference held Monday morning in Rabat, Nasser Boulaajoul, Director General of the National Road Safety Agency (NARSA), presented the final statistics on road traffic accidents for the year 2024. The figures revealed alarming and unprecedented numbers in recent years, with the death toll exceeding 4,000 for the first time, marking a 5.37% increase compared to the previous year.
Boulaajoul emphasized that road safety remains a “stubborn field” where achieving tangible results is difficult without collective engagement from various stakeholders, including government administrations, institutions, professionals, civil society, and families. He called for a comprehensive national mobilization to address the issue.
He highlighted that fatal accidents disproportionately affect vulnerable road users, primarily pedestrians and users of two- and three-wheeled motorcycles, who represent a significant portion of the total victims. Specifically, collisions involving motorcycles alone resulted in 400 deaths in 2024, with an additional 667 deaths recorded between 2015 and 2024 in this category—a 63% increase.
Boulaajoul described the motorcycle phenomenon as “the real threat to road safety in Morocco,” especially with the widespread growth of rapid delivery services. He stressed that while motorcycles are essential to meet the needs of large segments of the population, their use must be “regulated and governed by law.”
The data analysis from 2015 to 2024 also revealed a notable shift in fatality rates within urban areas, with a 14-point increase, reflecting a change in the nature of road risks toward cities, characterized by high population density, heavy motorcycle use, and risky behaviors such as speeding and recklessness.
Regarding technical indicators, official figures showed a continued decline in the death rate per 10,000 vehicles, reaching 5.2 deaths in 2024—the lowest level since 2018. However, the death rate per 100,000 inhabitants rose to 10.5 in 2024, compared to 10.1 in 2023 and 9.5 in 2022, indicating ongoing vulnerability among large segments of road users.
At the conclusion of the conference, the National Road Safety Agency announced the launch of a new urgent national road safety plan aimed at reducing fatalities, with a special focus on the most at-risk groups, especially motorcycle users. The plan includes legal, awareness-raising, and structural measures covering quality control, licensing, infrastructure development, and promoting safer road user behavior.
from: fesnews
