The coastal city of Mombasa will host this year's World Remembrance Day for traffic victims on November 19.

The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year.

It is a high-profile global event to remember the many millions who have been killed and seriously injured on the world’s roads and to acknowledge the suffering of all affected victims, families and communities.

This year's theme is 'JUSTICE'

On 26th October 2005, the World Day was adopted, unanimously, by the UN General Assembly as “the appropriate acknowledgement for victims of road traffic crashes and their families”.

The schedule for the day in Mombasa includes a street walk, starting from the Mackinon market (Marikiti) to Mama Ngina Waterfront.

The event will be graced by officials from the National Transport And Safety Authority (NTSA), Mombasa county government and Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative for global road safety.

According to statistics from NTSA, 2, 124 people died in road accidents from January to 25 June 2023.

A breakdown of the fatalities indicated that more pedestrians were victims of road accidents with 729 recorded fatalities in 2023 followed by motor cyclists at 561.