The number of deaths reported from motorcycle accidents have increased in 2014 in comparison to 2013.

The police stated that 803 deaths were reported from 723 motorcycle related accidents in 2013.

Nine hundred and nine (909) deaths were reported from 838 accidents in 2014.

It is further estimated that 44 deaths were reported in 209 motorcycle accidents.In the meantime the police stated that 2,413 deaths were reported from 2,248 accidents that took  place in 2014.

This was in comparison to the 2,190 deaths that were reported from 2,362 accidents that were reported in 2013.

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