KUALA NERUS, Jan 31 — Terengganu police have issued 6,094 summonses within three days of the 17th ‘Ops Selamat’ conducted since January 28 in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration.

Its deputy chief, SAC Wan Rukman Wan Hassan said that out of this number, 5,042 summonses were for speeding.

“The number is in tandem with the triple increase in the number of vehicles this festive season compared to the normal days. Since Friday, 37,836 vehicles reportedly have been using the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT 2).

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“‘Ops Selamat’ is also focusing on reducing road accidents and housebreaking incidents, ensuring smooth traffic flow, increasing patrols in the public areas and taking immediate action on certain cases.”

He said this to reporters after the launching of the road safety campaign in conjunction with the Chinese New Year celebration by state Welfare, Women and Family Development, and National Unity Committee chairman, Hanafiah Mat at the Kuala Terengganu Toll Plaza in Kampung Gemuruh, here, today.

Eighteen officers and 145 members of the Terengganu police Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department are involved in monitoring the situation during the 10-day ‘Ops Selamat’ period from January 28 to February 6.

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Wan Rukman said 98 road accident cases were reported during the first three days of the 17th ‘Ops Selamat’ period, with two deaths recorded.

“This is an improvement over the 85 accident cases over the first three days (January 20 to 22, 2020) of the 16th ‘Ops Selamat’.

“Therefore, the enforcement will focus on those breaking the traffic rules, causing accidents and congestion such as by using the mobile phone while driving, crossing the double lines when overtaking, beating the traffic lights and using the emergency lane,” he said.

Meanwhile in Selangor, the number of road accidents and fatalities during the three-day Chinese New Year Ops Selamat has dropped compared to a similar operation in 2020, said state police chief Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed.

He said as of yesterday 1,163 accidents were recorded compared to 1,649 accidents in the corresponding period two years ago.

“This shows a decrease of 486 accident cases or 29.5 per cent while the number of fatal accidents also dropped from 11 cases to six cases so far,” he told the media when checking on the operation at the Federal HIghway today.

At the same time, Arjunaidi said police have identified six roads, apart from highways in Selangor which are accident-prone areas and urged road users to be more careful when passing through these roads.

The roads are Jalan Persiaran Tengku Ampuan and Jalan Meru in Klang; Persiaran Surian in Petaling Jaya, Nilai-Bukit Changgang road in Sepang, MMR2 in Ampang Jaya and the Klang-Banting road.

On the fake vaccine certificates in Selangor, he said police have arrested another individual and so far eight suspects have been detained, but he declined to comment further as the case was still under investigation. — Bernama