According to Central Bureau of Statistics data, in 2019, 21 people were killed as they crossed the road in what is supposed to be the safest place for them - the crosswalk.
The vast majority of those killed on crosswalks found their deaths in urban areas - 16 out of 21 pedestrians killed.
Over the past decade, more than 16,000 people were injured as they crossed the road at the crosswalk, approximately 1,650 casualties each year.