TIRANA, July 22 /ATA/ – Albania registered drop by 7.7 percent in the number of road accidents in June this year compared with the same period last year, the National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) reported on Monday, attributing the fall to the improved road infrastructure across the country and the traffic police actions designed to boost road safety and respect for traffic rules.
According to INSTAT, a total of 131 road accidents were recorded during June, down from 142 accidents that took place in June 2018.
Meanwhile, Albania recorded a total of 714 road accidents in the first half of 2019, down from 801 accidents that occurred during the same period of the previous year, registering a decline by 10.9 percent.
Latest data published by INSTAT show a 13.8 percent fall in number of casualties and injured people from road accidents in June 2019, with a total of 187 people being injured in crashes during this period, down from 217 people in June 2018.
During first six months of 2019, a total of 960 people were injured in road accidents, down from 1069 people in June 2018, or down by 10.2 percent.
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