Road Fatalities Rise in 7 Months

Data released by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization spotlight road fatalities, showing that during the seven months to Oct. 22, over 11,000 lives have been claimed, 2.1% higher than the year-ago period.
LMO charts show that during the period under review, 11,028 people lost their lives in road accidents. In the seven months last year, 10,799 innocent lives were claimed by road mishaps. 
The organization said on its website that the death rate on urban roads increased by 1.8%, with 2,627 killed during the period, compared to 2,580 in the previous year.