Kuala terengganu: Some 300,000 vehicles are expected to enter Terengganu during the Ops Selamat 26 period, which runs from March 19 to 23, in conjunction with this year's Hari Raya Aidilfitri celebrations. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin said this translates to about 56,000 to 66,000 vehicles entering the state daily during the period.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, these vehicles will enter via federal roads and the East Coast Expressway 2 (LPT2), as stated by Mohd Khairi during the launch of the Aidilfitri Road Safety Campaign and Advocacy Programme at Sekolah Menengah Agama Al-Falah. The event was officiated by the chairman of the Terengganu Road Safety Council (MKJR), Maliaman Kassim.

Mohd Khairi mentioned that leave for 385 traffic police officers and personnel in the state has been frozen to ensure sufficient manpower to manage traffic during the festive period. He also highlighted that police have identified 20 fatal accident-prone black spots and 23 congestion-prone hotspots across Terengganu. Seventeen of the black spots are on federal roads and three on state roads.

In terms of specific locations, four black spots each are in Besut and Marang, followed by three each in Setiu and Kuala Terengganu, and two each in Hulu Terengganu, Dungun, and Kemaman. For congestion hotspots, five are in Kuala Terengganu and Besut, followed by three each in Kemaman, Dungun, and Marang, and two each in Setiu and Hulu Terengganu.

On accident statistics, Mohd Khairi noted that road accidents recorded during Ops Selamat 25 (2025) increased to 376 cases compared with 363 during Ops Selamat 24 (2024). However, fatal accidents declined to eight cases in Ops Selamat 25 compared with 11 cases in Ops Selamat 24.