Nationwide Road Death Toll Steady

Data released by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization reveal that over 5,800 people lost their lives in road accidents in four months ending July 22. 
The rate has remained unchanged compared with the corresponding period of last year. 
LMO’s charts show that during the period, 5,833 people lost their lives in road accidents across the country. Despite the rising trend of road mortality rate during the period, the number matches the same figure of the corresponding period of last year.
Data show 3,854 of the deadly accidents happened on intercity roads. Urban and rural roads claimed 1,435 and 375 victims respectively.