31/08/2011 15:36
Traffic accidents leave 150 dead in Armenia over 7 months
1135 traffic accidents registered in Armenia over the first 7 months of 2011 have left 150 dead and 1697 injured, head of RA Police traffic patrol service Norik Sargsyan told a news conference in Yerevan.
The number of traffic accidents has increased by 143, the deaths - by 14 and the wounded - by 357 compared to the same period in 2010.
The increase in the number of traffic accidents is mostly due to the growing number of imported cars in the country, the official said.
“15248 vehicles have been imported to Armenia in the period under review, up around 15 percent.”