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180 people killed, 551 injured as a result of 520 traffic accidents within first term of this year

03 May 2006 [08:30] - TODAY.AZ
In the first term of this year more than 187 thousand traffic rules violation have been registered. More than 35 thousand has been fined, 547 drivers' rights have been limited for different terms, Interior Ministry Main Board of Police Office Department Chief Alastun Majodov stated.

According to APA, 3000 drivers have been detained because of their driving in drunken condition. 520 road-traffic accidents have been registered. 180 people died as a result of it, 551 injured.

In comparison with relative period of last year the number of people died in traffic accidents has increased 35 persons (12.2%), injured have decreased 0.9%.

Violating the traffic rules by drivers - 465 (89,4%), as well as 19,4 for increase of speed, 9.4% violation of passage crossing, 1,7% happened as a result of drunken condition. 226 (51,2%) of traffic accidents has resulted in colliding pedestrians.16(8,p) child and juvenile died, 42 (7,6%) injured. 10 of died child and juveniles, 25 of pedestrians are pedestrians. In general, 142 of 180 people died are men (78,9%), 38% are women.

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