At the road safety forum held on November 12 in Osh, up-to-date statistics on road accidents in the country were presented. According to a report by Bahram Saitkhodzhaev, Chief of Staff of the Main Directorate for Road Traffic Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the KR, the highest number of casualties and fatalities in accidents is recorded in the 25 to 40 age group.

Causes of accidents and time of day

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the vast majority of road incidents occur due to the fault of the drivers themselves. Key factors leading to collisions include speeding, failure to follow maneuvering rules, and driving into oncoming traffic.

Accident statistics

90–95%Accidents occur due to driver error
00:00–07:00peak time for severe accidents
"At the age when a person has graduated from an educational institution, mastered a new profession, benefits the state, has started a family, had children, and has only just begun to live, they are most frequently involved in traffic accidents in our country. They become disabled or die. This is not theoretical statistics taken from somewhere. This is confirmed data. Such alarming indicators have been observed over the last nine months."
Bahram Saitkhodzhaev, Chief of Staff of the Main Directorate for Road Traffic Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the KR

Context

The event in Osh brought together government and law enforcement officials, including City Vice-Mayor Ernist Toltoev and City Kazy Sarybay adzhi Ubaidillaev. The discussion took place against the backdrop of data on road safety conditions over the last nine months.