More injuries but fewer fatalities reported in the UAE

10 July 2023

More injuries but fewer fatalities were reported in traffic accidents on the UAE's roads last year, Ministry of Interior figures show.

• The number of crashes increased by 13 per cent in 2022 – to 3,945 up from 3,488 in 2021.
• The ministry said 343 people lost their lives in 2022, down from 381 the year before.
• The number of people injured in road collisions almost doubled to 5,045 – a sharp increase on the 2,620 the year before.

Abu Dhabi and Dubai reported the highest number of fatalities, with 127 and 120 deaths respectively.

Distraction was the leading cause of accidents last year, followed by sudden swerving, lane indiscipline, lack of safe distance, entering a road without making sure it was safe to do so, failure to assess road conditions and ignoring traffic signs, ignoring red lights and drink-driving.