The number of accidents on the main roads of the country increased by 36%

The number of accidents that occurred on the main roads of Azerbaijan has been named, the information Internet portal report.az informs with reference to the State Statistics Committee.

So, in January-March 2022, 64 accidents occurred on the main roads, which is 36.2% more than in the same period last year. There were 339 traffic accidents in residential areas, which is 3% more than last year.

It is noted that in January-March this year, 403 accidents occurred, which is 7.2% more than in the same period in 2021. The number of victims of these incidents increased by 12.3% to 556 people. Of these, 183 people died, 373 were injured. Of the incidents, 48.9% occurred during the day, 35% at night, 16.1% at dusk, and 29% occurred on weekends.

84.1% of traffic accidents occurred in residential areas, the number of deaths in them increased by 44.9% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 129 people, the number of injured decreased by 0.9%, amounting to 335 people.

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