One person dies in every 10 road accidents in Oman

As many as 12 per cent of road mishaps in Oman results in death, translating into an average of one death in every 10 accidents, the country's National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI) has said.
According to the annual statistics until the end of November 2013, the number of recorded road accidents was 6,600, resulting in 823 fatalities and 9,081 injuries, compared to 7,529 accidents which resulted in 1,059 fatalities and 10,737 injuries during the corresponding period in 2012, the NCSI said in a statement.
When compared to the 2012 figures, road accidents in Oman recorded an annual decrease of 12.3 per cent, while the death toll from road mishaps also recorded a decrease of 22.3 per cent.

Statistics also revealed that most road accidents victims are male, with 702 deaths (85.3 per cent) compared to 121 deaths for females (14.7 per cent).
The new vehicle registrations until the end of November 2013 has also witnessed a decline of 6.5 per cent, it said.