Latest data from the National Transport and Safety Authority NTSA has revealed that the number of road fatalities has gone down over the last five months,.

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NTSA deputy director in charge of safety Duncan Kibogong on Wednesday said that the decrease was recorded between January 1 and May 14.

There were 1,095 incidents compared to 1,139 in the same study period last year.

"Road accidents have gone down by 3.9 per cent. But still no person should die; the death of one is too many," Dr Kibogong said.

He was speaking during the road safety workshop at Strathmore Business School.

He added that the number of people injured or killed in road crashes is 4,193, down from 4,676 recorded in 2017.Also, the number of road crashes too reduced during the study period.

The statistics also showed that the number of people, mostly pedestrians, dying daily in road crashes is eight to 10.