The Emergency Operations Center (COE) reports 23 traffic deaths during the Christmas holidays. This is fewer than in 2013 when there were 28 deaths. But this year, the number of injured went up, with 762 people injured compared to 517 in 2013. The figures cover the period from 23 December at 2pm to 25 December at 6pm.
The COE reported 353 traffic accidents, of which 220 involved motorcyclists. Motorcyclists were involved in 16 of the deaths. 135 people were hospitalized for alcohol poisoning, including a seven-year old boy. In total, 17 cases of minors with alcohol poisoning were reported.