The death rate in road accidents in Iran climbed by 16% in the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), although intercity travel restrictions remain in place due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Data released by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization reveal that 5,633 people died in road accidents during the period, which show an increase compared with the road death toll was 4,858 in the corresponding period of last year.
LMO’s charts indicate that men accounted for more than 80% of all fatalities, totaling 4,522 people.
Fars led all provinces with 446 road deaths, followed by Sistan-Baluchestan (388) and Khorasan Razavi (367).
A closer review indicates that the road fatality rate in Fars was up 20.2% compared with the death toll of 371 in the same period of last year.
September 07, 2021 19:10
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Road Fatalities Increase In Spite of Covid Curbs
Road fatalities in Iran climbed by 16% in the four months ended July 22, demonstrating that the Covid-19 intercity travel restrictions have failed to cut the death toll
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