Wednesday, November 20, 2013

More than 97,000 road accidents this year - News Journal

More than 97 000 accidents occurred rodovirios Portuguese roads this year, representing an increase of 443 relative to the same period in 2012, but the number of deaths dropped 14 2%.


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More than 97 000 accidents rodovirios this year
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numbers are the National Authority security Rodoviria (Mor) and published on the occasion of the World Day in memory of the victims of the road, marked on Sunday.

According to Mor, which gathers data from the PSP and GNR, 97440 accidents with victims and material damage occurred between January 1 and November 7, while in the same period last year had registered 96997 accidents.

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submit that the accidents caused 426 fatal victims, this year, 14.2% less than in 2012 when 497 people died in the same period.

districts with the largest number of fatal accidents are the evtimas Lisbon and Porto , indicates Mor, underlining the serious injuries subsided 8.7% this year in relaoa 2012.

According to Mor, 1616 people were seriously injured this year, against 1770 recorded in the same period of 2012.

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