A past accident scene. Photo/the-star.co.ke

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The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has stated that most road accidents across the country usually occur on the weekends.

In a report released by the authority, 17 per cent of the crashes occur on Friday, while 16 per cent happen on Saturday and Sunday.

 Mondays and Thursdays saw the lowest number of road crashes at 12 per cent while most crashes occur between 5.30pm and 8.30pm.

NTSA also revealed that the number of passengers killed in traffic crashes between January 1 and May 16 this year increased to 286 from 256 for the same period last year.