Ten people, including a six year-old boy and two women, were killed in motor vehicle crashes during the week ending Friday, March 22, according to the Island Traffic Authority’s Road Safety Unit (RSU).

The RSU said the latest victims include four motorcyclists, a pillion rider, a pedestrian, one passenger of a public passenger vehicle, one commercial vehicle driver, one driver of a private motor car and a passenger of a private motor car.

The latest fatalities have pushed to 93 the number of people killed in 82 fatal crashes as at March 22. The RSU said fatal crashes and fatalities have decreased by eight per cent each when compared with the similar period in 2023.

Meanwhile, the RSU said fatalities for 2024 are projected to decrease by two per cent when compared with 2023.

It said pedestrians currently account for 18 per cent of the road users killed as at March 22; motorcyclists account for 40 per cent; private motor vehicle drivers account for 16 per cent; while passengers of private motor vehicles account for 10 per cent.

Vulnerable road users (pedestrians, pedal cyclists, motorcyclists and pillion riders) account for 65 per cent of the road users killed as at March 22, the RSU said. It said males and females currently account for 85 per cent and 15 per cent respectively of the road fatalities to date.

In the meantime, Area 1 (Trelawny, St James, Hanover and Westmoreland) accounts for 32 per cent); Area 2 (Portland, St Mary, St Ann) accounts for 15 per cent); Area 3 (St Elizabeth, Manchester, Clarendon) accounts for 23 per cent); Area 4 (Kingston Central, Kingston Eastern, Kingston Western, St Andrew Central, St Andrew South) accounts for 11 per cent), and Area 5 (St Andrew North, St Catherine North, St Catherine South and St Thomas) accounts for 19 per cent) of the road fatalities as of March 22, 2024.