Bank Of Baku

Road accidents kill 930, injure 3044 in Azerbaijan last year

Road accidents kill 930, injure 3044 in Azerbaijan last year
# 21 January 2010 09:28 (UTC +04:00)
According to police reports, 2792 accidents took place in the republic last year, which killed 930 and injured 3044 people. 1159 accidents happened in Baku, 325 were killed and 1241 injured.

43.5% of the accidents were as a result of high-speed driving, 24.3%- off-side overtaking or passing, 6.7% - violation of traffic rules in crossroads, 3.15% - driving in drink. 39.6% of the accidents were run-over pedestrians by cars. 349 pedestrians were killed in road accidents and 837 injured.

54 children and teenagers were killed and 221 injured in the road accidents in the republic. 728 of 930 killed people were men, 202 – women and 2300 of 3044 injured were men, 744 – women.

The cases of 90 road accidents killing 20 and injuring 74 have remained unresolved yet.
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