KUALA LUMPUR: Forty-two deaths due to road accidents were recorded in the first three days of ‘Op Selamat 16’ held in conjunction with the Chinese New year celebration.

Bukit Aman Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department director Datuk Azisman Alias said of the total, 28 cases involved motorcyclists and their pillion riders.

There were 4,971 road accidents involving 7,480 vehicles since the operation was launched last Saturday, he said in a statement here today.