Statistics Mauritius has indicated that 53 people (+1.9%)died as a result of road accidents during the first semester of 2021 as compared to 52 during the corresponding period of 2020.
In its latest bulletin released this week, this governmental organisation said among the casualties, the most vulnerable category of road users were riders/pillion riders of auto/motor cycles (28 or 52.8%), followed by pedestrians (11 or 20.8%).