532,125 road accidents recorded in Malaysia from Jan-Oct, 2024; 5,364 fatal crashes, 68% involving bikers

Road safety in Malaysia doesn’t have a good record, and the statistics continue to show that. In 2024, a total of 532,125 road accidents were reported from January to October, with 5,364 of them fatal ones.

Of these, 68% involved motorcyclists and pillion riders, prompting deputy transport minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah to call for urgent action to help reduce these numbers, Bernama reports.

He stressed that road safety efforts must be effectively and continuously strengthened at all levels of society, especially among motorcyclists and their passengers. In a bid to improve road safety among the two-wheeled community, the government will continue its efforts to educate motorcyclists through initiatives such as the Safe Riding Clinic.

“The initiative is beneficial for motorcyclists, as it imparts knowledge on traffic regulations, boosts safety awareness and develops riding skills to enable swift and accurate responses in emergency situations,” he said about the clinic, which is one of the key components of the road safety community programme, held in conjunction with the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) 2024.

Given that the year hasn’t ended, 2024’s number could match or even surpass the 598,635 road accidents recorded in 2023, which was nearly 10% up from the 545,585 cases in 2022. Last year’s numbers also surpassed the previous eight-year peak of 567,516 road accidents recorded in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic began.

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