HULU SELANGOR: In conjunction with the Chinese New Year festive season from Feb 9 to 23, the Royal Malaysia Police yesterday launched the nationwide police operation, ‘Ops Selamat 12’.
Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Mohamad Fuzi Harun said the operation was aimed at preventing break-ins at homes and minimising road accidents during the festive season.
He said the implementation of ‘Ops Selamat’ last year showed positive impact on lowering road accidents and fatalities.
He said 235 fatal accidents were recorded last year as compared to 261 in 2016, while deaths showed a drop of 22 cases to 257 cases last year, compared to 279 cases in 2016.
“Some of the causes of (road) deaths have been identified as carelessness (on the part of drivers and motorcyclists), swerving to the opposite lane, sudden stop of the vehicle and physical factors such as drowsiness,” he told a press conference after flagging off the ‘Ops Selamat 12’ and the Highway Investigation Unit (USLR) for Central Zone at the Ulu Bernam Rest and Service (RSA) area on the North-South Expressway here yesterday.
Mohamad Fuzi appealed for public cooperation that would help reduce traffic accidents and house break-ins. — Bernama