Focus on 37 accident-prone areas

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Hamza (third right) presenting a motorcycle vest to a motorcyclist after flagging off the Ops Selamat IV at the Putatan-Kota Kinabalu road yesterday.

KOTA KINABALU: Police will be focusing on 37 hotspots or accident-prone areas to minimise road fatalities during the implementation of Ops Selamat IV in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration.

Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Hamza Taib said priority would be given to these hotspots during the operation with other enforcement agencies which was launched nationwide on January 24 until February 7.

“We will focus on these areas that have been identified as accident-prone areas.

“We hope with the implementation of Ops Selamat IV, we can achieve our target and exceed the performance of Ops Selamat III last year,” he said, adding that Ops Selamat III in 2013 recorded a decline of 13.1 per cent in road accidents.

Hamza said this during the launch of Ops Selamat IV at Golden Plaza Putatan here yesterday.

Also present were State Deputy Commissioner of Police P/DCP Datuk Abdul Malek Hj Harun, State traffic and public order chief Superintendent Ismadi Borhan, Sabah Civil Defence Department (JPAM) Director Lt Col Mulliadi Al-Hamdi Ladin and Putatan district officer Awang Ghani Pg. Yussof.

Meanwhile, Hamza said patrol operations around residential areas would be intensified to prevent burglary during the Chinese New Year celebration.

“Police therefore advised members of the public who will ‘balik kampung’ to emphasize on safety and security by locking all doors and windows and to inform neighbors and the police so that enforcement personnel can patrol their areas during the holiday season,” he said.