Over 100 dead and thousands injured, accident balance during 2023 in Kosovo

At least 104 dead and thousands injured, it's a 2023 traffic accident balance.

According to police data, over 22 thousand total accidents were recorded this year. Compared to last year, the number of accidents in 2023 has increased over a thousand Sosh, reports the “Justice Trust.

According to police statistics, submitted to “Justice Trust”, it is seen that there is an increase in injuries in 2023.

During 2023, 8 thousand of 833 people were injured in traffic accidents, and in 2022 there were 7 thousand and 748 people with bodily injuries.

In contrast, damage accidents during this year have been recorded 13 thousand and 294, and last year there were 12,000 and 951.

In total, 22 thousand and 370 accidents occurred in Kosovo this year, while last year there were 20,000 and 794.

Fatal accidents that died this year left 46 drivers, 28 pedestrians, and 28 passengers, while 106 people died last year.

According to Kosovo Police reports released after accidents, the most frequent causes leading to accidents are disrespect for communications signs, the failure to drive with road conditions and weather conditions, and the use of telephones during driving.

Over the 21 years, there have been 2 thousand and 573 accidents in Kosovo, and as a result, 2,000 and 930 people have died.

Automobile Races That Ended With Tragedy

Two weeks ago, on the night of December 16th, three young people were left dead as a result of an accident caused on the <x0th>Ibrahim Rugova” highway in Prizren.

The three dead were part of the organisation of the automobile race, which did not bring out winners, but Kosovo lost three citizens. At the moment of the accident, the victims have been watching the race.

After the accident, Kosovo Police have arrested two suspects due to the accident, currently in custody.

Regarding this tragic accident, Kosovo Police Director Gazmend Hoxha said during the last-year conference that the Unit for Highway Control this year has prevented 50 illegal races across the Kosovo region, and imposed 193 fines for contest participants.

He has talked about the most frequent cause of accidents.

The most frequent factors under police analyses are the failure to keep the safety distance between vehicles, unsafe vehicle manipulation, slow access to road conditions, disrespect of the crossing priority, unsafe road key, irregular alignment or changing strips and conversions - movement behind”, Hoxha has declared.

Measure severity warned for traffic offenders

Kosovo Interior Minister Xhelal Svecla, during the last-year conference, has warned toughness of measures for violators of regulations in traffic.

Svecla has said that through measures to be taken against violators, the move would also be to the point, as he has said, the neglect of police officials for prioritizing illegal races.

He has said that he has already been approved in the first reading of the Kosovo Assembly, the Law on Recking Measures for traffic violators, and is currently being examined through permanent commissions before second reading is adopted.

The minister has said that the new law, if adopted, envisions doubling fines, patenting and double points, and that the main burden would burden the owner of the car.

“Using technology we will penalise car owners, those cars that commit traffic violations, and the sentences will be automatically sent to owners”, Svechla said.

Kosovo's number of surrounding vehicles doubles

Police data shows that this year the number of surrounding vehicles in Kosovo has tripled.

In 2011, 189 thousand and 143 vehicles were registered. In 2022, however, this number has increased to 420,960 in circulation. This year, however, there were 442 thousand vehicles in circulation.

Meanwhile, during this year, according to police statistics of 3 million and 500,000 cars have entered and left Kosovo.

Judgment of Accidents During 2023

On 24 October 2023, the Constitutional Court in Pristina has fined Minister of Industry, Trade Roseta Hajdari for the charge of the accident where he hit a child.

The Foundation Act had also forced Hajdari to pay 100 euros for communications expert's opinion and 900 euros for super-expertitis, while 50 euros for forensic expertise

The Constitutional Act had not hired Minister Hajdari, who through her lawyer had filed complaints at the Court of Appeals with claims of essential violations of the provisions of the counter-invention procedure, the wrong application of material law, error and incomplete proof of the actual situation, as well as the decision on the costs of the anti-verbial procedure.

But, Appely according to the December 15th 2023 act, provided by “Justice Vow “, refused to be based on the complaint of Minister Hajdari submitted to the first degree ruling.

Otherwise, the request to defendant Hajdari for the initiative of the counter-invention procedure was made by the Kosovo police station, the Kosovo Police Regional Road Communications Unit, for the accident that took place on 10 April 2022, about 12:25 on the “Vicianum”, in Pristina's “Arberia” neighbourhood.

At the same request, Hajdari was charged with “oversufficiency of speed” and “axident communication with body injury”.

Also at the Constitutional Court in Pristina, during 2023, the trial has continued in the case where B.H. is being charged that in September 2020 it has caused an accident by hitting his motorcyclist, who later passed away.

On April 16, 2023, the Constitutional Court in Pec had pronounced a punishment case against the accused Arton and Nezir Duraku, condemning them to 15 years in prison (all together) after agreeing guilty that as a result of the traffic accident they caused, police cadet F died. Sh, and that the same didn't offer any help after the accident.

The Constitutional Act in this case has also been confirmed by the Court of Appeals.

During this year, the Paj Foundation Court has continued judicial proceedings against defendants Erij Temyj, who is accused of endangering public traffic, with 22-year-old J.T. dead as a result of the accident.