ROAD ACCIDENTS IN ARMENIA ON THE STEADY RISE

ARMENPRESS
Jul 24, 2007

YEREVAN, JULY 24, ARMENPRESS: Armenian road police have reported a
substantial growth of road accidents in the first half of the year
as opposed to the same time span of 2006. Police said the number of
people who died and got injuries in road accidents also rose.

Overall 720 road accidents were reported in January-June, killing
139 people and injuring 1,140.

Some 44 percent of all accidents (348) were reported in Yerevan, where
37 people were killed and 461 injured. The number of road accidents
in Yerevan rose 22 percent from a year ago, while the number of killed
people rose by 3.

Police also reported 83 road accidents blamed on juveniles, which
killed 6 and injured 9 people.

The government released 550 million drams in January-June to the road
police, 30 percent of this money was to support a wage rise of road
police officers and the rest to ensure greater road safety.