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Drivers of private cars pose greatest danger on roads

NTSA officers check documents of a motorist along Lang’ata Road in Nairobi. [PHOTO: WILLIS AWANDU/STANDARD]

Most traffic fatalities occur on Saturdays, a new survey on road safety indicates. According to the 2015 Road Status Report released by the National Transport and Safety Authority,  603 people died on Saturdays last year. Another 567 died on Sundays and 465 on  Fridays.

The report attributes the weekend deaths to increased travel during this period, speeding, drink driving and use of unfamiliar roads.

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