Magazine date:
Apr 2015 Each year, 7 000 deaths and 39 000 injuries are reported on Saudi roads. With a rate of 21 dead per 100 000 people, Saudi Arabia is the country that accounts for most casualties caused by traffic accidents.
One study estimates that economic losses from road accidents amounts to 800 million USD per year. Nearly 70% of accidents in the Kingdom are minor events reported mainly in huge cities.
There is one road accident every minute in Saudi Arabia.