NEARLY 267 TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS KILL 56 PEOPLE IN WEEK

SANA'A, Feb. 06 (Saba) - About 267 traffic accidents have claimed
the lives of 56 people and injured about 192 others seriously
throughout the country in one week.

According to statistic report issued by the Traffic General
Administration, the accidents distributed to 149 crash accidents, 88
running over, 24 vehicles' overturning and 6 falling accidents.

The accidents caused material losses reached over YR 46.6 million.

The report added that the capital Sana'a came first in terms of
accident number and death cases with about 90 accidents caused 12
deaths followed by Taiz governorate with 38 accidents and 10 death
cases.

The main reasons behind the accidents were excessive speed, drivers'
neglect, technical defects, wrong overtaking and others.

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