The fatalities from traffic accidents during the celebration of the holy month of Ramadan and homecoming festival Hari Raya Aidilfitri from July 10-22 this year totalled 529, a year-on-year reduction of 17 percent, Vietnam News Agency ( VNA ) reported, according to the Indonesian police.

There were 2,545 road accidents during the 12-day holiday, an annual drop of one percent.

As many Indonesians flooded out of cities and headed to their hometowns and villages to spend Aidilfitri with their families, the local police deployed 82,500 personnel to work continuously to ensure a steady traffic flow from July 10 to 27.  

According to National Police Chief General Badrodin Haiti, almost 145,700 personnel were on duty during the festival nationwide, including 12,700 from the military forces.

The end of this week will mark a massive return to the cities.

- Bernama