2012-08-31 14:03

10 lives lost in traffic accidents in Lithuania over past week

Ten people were killed on Lithuanian roads over the past week, the Lithuanian Traffic Police Service informs.
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Traffic accident / Irmanto Gelūno / BNS nuotr.

According to preliminary data, 90 traffic accidents involving human injuries or fatal casualties were reported between 24 and 30 August.

The fatal casualties include a minor. Among those killed are five drivers, three cyclists and two pedestrians, nine males and a female.

Some 93 individuals including 11 minors were injured.

Over the past week, drunk drivers were involved in 10 traffic accidents, which killed a minor and left nine injured.

Some 184 people, including 11 minors, were killed in traffic accidents in Lithuania by 31 August this year, indicating a rise by three deaths year-on-year.

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