Inspector of public relations department of Baku City State Traffic Police, police lieutenant Elvin Mammadli told APA that 585 road accidents were recorded between January 1 and August 3. Consequently, 188 people died, 630 were injured.
Mammadli also noted that during the reporting period, administrative protocols were made on 1766 drunk drivers, 1268 – who disobeyed the requirements of the police, 7996 – who crossed a red light and 165 – reckless driver.
Moreover, 78266 pedestrians were fined for violating traffic rules.