{"id":3824,"date":"2025-02-21T09:23:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T06:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=3824"},"modified":"2025-02-21T09:23:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T06:23:30","slug":"alarming-rise-in-road-crashes-and-fires-reported-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/21\/alarming-rise-in-road-crashes-and-fires-reported-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Alarming Rise in Road Crashes and Fires Reported in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kampala, Uganda<\/strong> &#8211; The 2024 annual crime report has indicated a significant increase in road crashes and fire incidents last year, highlighting alarming trends in road safety and fire incidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Careless overtaking and speeding were the leading causes of road crashes in 2024, accounting for 44.5% of all crashes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pedestrian collisions made up 19.5% of all crashes, while rear-end collisions, head-on collisions, angle collisions, and single-vehicle crashes, as well as side swipes, accounted for 16.2%, 17.7%, 13%, 10.5%, and 9%, respectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Incidents involving vehicles hitting parked vehicles, objects on the road, objects off the road, and animals accounted for smaller percentages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report also revealed a 13.8% increase in reported fires, from 1,104 in 2023 to 1,280 in 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Fire and Rescue Services handled 1,150 cases, while 120 were resolved before their arrival, and 10 were false alarms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The majority of fires (67%) occurred between 6:00 am and 12:00 pm, while 33% happened between 12:01 am and 6:00 am. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residential buildings and makeshift structures were the most common locations for fires, with 300 and 250 incidents, respectively. 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