The number of people who died in road accidents in 2018 is 48, a police announcement said.
According to authorities, in 2017, 50 people died in 46 fatal accidents.
Police statistics show that in the last decade 642 people died after road accidents.
Specifically:
2008: 79 fatal accidents – 82 dead
2009: 64 fatal accidents – 81 dead
2010: 56 fatal accidents – 60 dead
2011: 67 fatal accidents – 71 dead
2012: 51 fatal accidents – 51 dead
2013: 51 fatal accidents – 51 dead
2014: 44 fatal accidents – 45 dead
2015: 56 fatal accidents – 57 dead
2016: 45 fatal accidents – 46 dead
2017: 46 fatal accidents – 50 dead
2018: 43 fatal accidents – 48 dead
Regarding the accidents’ causes, 30% involved alcohol consumption, 19% reckless driving, 13% speeding, 8% driving in the wrong lane, 5% reckless movement by pedestrians, 4.1% involved drugs and 3.2% not stopping at traffic lights.
Police says that driving under the influence has been the leading cause of road accidents in the last five years and accounts for 25% of all accidents in the E.U.
Read more:
https://in-cyprus.com/news/local/41-people-caught-driving-drunk-on-christmas/
