{"slug": "kazakhstan-records-decline-in-road-accidents-fatalities-and-injuries", "title": "Kazakhstan records decline in road accidents, fatalities, and injuries", "summary": "Kazakh Interior Minister Yerzhan Saidenov told a government meeting that road accidents in Kazakhstan fell 5%, fatalities 15% and injuries 6% this year compared with 2025, according to Qazinform News Agency. Saidenov said the ministry's TOR platform uses AI to track vehicles, detect drivers exceeding 8 hours behind the wheel and identify stolen cars, and that traffic violation cameras will expand from 28,000 to 32,000 units nationwide. Separately, First Vice Healthcare Minister Timur Sultangaziyev said overall mortality declined 0.8%, with road accident fatalities down 20.9% in the first seven months of the year.", "body_md": "# Kazakhstan records decline in road accidents, fatalities, and injuries\n\nAt today’s Government meeting, Kazakh Interior Minister Yerzhan Saidenov reported a decline in road accidents across Kazakhstan this year compared to 2025, [Qazinform News Agency](https://qazinform.com/) reports.\n\nHe said road accidents decreased by 5%, fatalities reduced by 15% and injuries by 6%.\n\nMinister Yerzan Sadenov emphasized that “behind every figure is a human life,” stressing the need for continued vigilance and improvement.\n\nThe Interior Minister stressed that road safety remains under special control of the Ministry. To strengthen oversight, the ministry has tightened transport discipline and monitoring of driver behavior and compliance.\n\nHe noted all services are integrated into the TOR platform, using AI to track vehicles, detect drivers exceeding 8 hours behind the wheel, and identify stolen cars.\n\nUtmost attention is paid to detecting wanted vehicles, fake license plates, and repeat offenders.\n\nHe stressed the expansion of traffic violation cameras from 28,000 to 32,000 units nationwide.\n\nEarlier, First Vice Healthcare Minister of Kazakhstan Timur Sultangaziyev [said](https://qazinform.com/news/road-accident-cancer-and-heart-disease-deaths-fall-in-kazakhstan-f277a4) at a ministry board meeting that overall mortality declined by 0.8%, while deaths from circulatory diseases fell by 10.9%, cancer mortality by 5%, and [road accident](https://qazinform.com/search_results?q=road+acciden) fatalities by 20.9%. Maternal mortality also decreased by 17.5% in the first seven months of the year.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kazakhstan-records-decline-in-road-accidents-fatalities-and-injuries", "canonical_source": "https://qazinform.com/news/kazakhstan-records-decline-in-road-accidents-fatalities-and-injuries-cccc14", "published_at": "2026-09-22 06:01:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-22 06:24:34.675510+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["computer-vision", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["Kazakhstan", "Yerzhan Saidenov", "Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan", "Qazinform News Agency", "TOR platform", "Timur Sultangaziyev"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kazakhstan-records-decline-in-road-accidents-fatalities-and-injuries", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kazakhstan-records-decline-in-road-accidents-fatalities-and-injuries.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kazakhstan-records-decline-in-road-accidents-fatalities-and-injuries.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/kazakhstan-records-decline-in-road-accidents-fatalities-and-injuries.jsonld"}}