The Director General of ONASER, Ganè Kpière Evariste Méda took stock of accidents in Burkina in 2022 and the first half of 2023. It appears that accidents are more numerous in cities than in urban areas, but are less fatal. It was during a press conference on November 17, 2023 in Ouagadougou.
According to the Director General (DG) of the National Road Safety Office (ONASER), Evariste Méda, 11,717 accidents were recorded in the first half of 2023 compared to 12,772 accidents in the same period of 2022, a drop of 8 %. Of the number of accidents observed, there were 7,335 injured, compared to 8,285 injured in the first half of 2022, a drop of 11%. And 471 people killed compared to 635 people killed in the first half of 2022.
From this face-to-face meeting with media people, it emerged that in 2022, the number of accidents recorded nationally is 24,686 compared to 25,118 in 2021, a drop of 2%. Of this number, we note 15,118 injuries, an increase of 0.28%, and 1,150 cases of death, a decrease of 10% compared to 2021. The DG of ONASER revealed that the national police recorded 23,276 accidents in 2022 in agglomeration including 13,892 injured and 786 killed.
The Centre, Hauts-Bassins, Centre-Ouest, Nord and Cascades regions record the highest percentages, respectively 62%; 13%; 4% and 2% of accident cases. Out of 100 accidents that occur in urban areas, there are more than 4 killed and 60 injured. And more than two people die per day from road traffic accidents in urban areas.
As for accidents outside urban areas noted by the national gendarmerie in 2022, they caused 1,492 injuries and 364 deaths. Out of 100 accidents that occur in open countryside, there are 26 deaths. 206 injured and one person dies per day following a road traffic accident outside urban areas. From this observation by the gendarmerie, it appears that accidents are more numerous in towns than outside towns, but the latter are more fatal.
Aïcha TRAORE