International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) Vol. 10, No. 3, September 2021, pp. 638~645 ISSN: 2252-8806, DOI: 10.11591/ijphs.v10i3.20768  638 Journal homepage: http://ijphs.iaescore.com Factors related to road accidents in Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia Desheila Andarini 1 , Anita Camelia 2 , Mochammad Malik Ibrahim 3 1,2 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia 3 Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Sriwijaya, Indonesia Article Info ABSTRACT Article history: Received Dec 3, 2020 Revised May 17, 2021 Accepted Jun 18, 2021 Road traffic injuries are a major public health problem and a leading cause of death and injury worldwide. More than 90% of all road deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries, which own less than half of the world's vehicles. The research aimed was to identify the factors related to road accidents in Palembang, Indonesia. The research method used was qualitative approach by using in-depth interviews and observation. This research was conducted from August to December, 2019. The results showed that the factors related to road accidents were human factor, environmental and climatic factor. From this research, the working areas identified as accident- prone zone were Sukarami II and Ilir Barat I Police Station. Referring to the accident and interviews, it is known that the road locations that have the highest casualties were in the road of Kolonel H. Barlian, Jendral Sudirman, Demang Lebar Daun, Ahmad Yani, and Soekarno Hatta. The conclusion was the accident-prone zone located on the main arterial road in Palembang City, Jendral Sudirman Road with a total of 81 cases of traffic accidents in the last three years that need further investigation to minimize traffic injury. Keywords: Accident Palembang Road safety Road traffic injuries This is an open access article under the CC BY-SA license. Corresponding Author: Desheila Andarini Faculty of Public Health Universitas Sriwijaya Public Health Building, Palembang-Prabumulih KM. 32 Road, Indralaya, South Sumatera, Indonesia Email: desheila_andarini@fkm.unsri.ac.id 1. INTRODUCTION Road accidents pose a serious problem for the economy, especially in low and middle income countries, where the death rates due to road injuries are three times higher than in high-income countries. At a worldwide level, road accidents are the leading cause for deaths among young people aged between 5 and 29, and the eighth cause for all the age groups, above HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and diarrhoeal diseases [1]. Effective prevention of traffic accidents is an important focus of attention for society because it is related to human life, economic impacts and social impacts [2]. Road traffic is the ninth leading cause of death and is responsible for 2.2% of all deaths globally and road accidents are the lead g cause of death among young people aged 15-29, as well as the second leading cause of death worldwide among young people 5-14. Every year nearly 400,000 people under 25 die on the world's roads, averaging over 1,000 a day. More than 90% of all road deaths occur in low- and middle- income countries, which own less than half of the world's vehicles. According to World Health Organization (WHO) data published in 2018, Road Traffic Accidents Deaths in Indonesia reached 41,862 or 2.46% of total deaths. The age adjusted death rate is 18.01 per 100,000 of population ranks .