2007 death toll on Serbian roads: 950

950 people have died in traffic accidents so far this year, while 14,000 have been injured, statistics show.

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Sunday, 30.12.2007.

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950 people have died in traffic accidents so far this year, while 14,000 have been injured, statistics show. Serbian traffic police say that 2007, which saw them deal with no less than 60,000 car accidents, was the worst in ten years. 2007 death toll on Serbian roads: 950 The dead were mostly aged between 20 and 28, another revealing piece of statistics says. The causes of accidents are almost without exception alcohol consumption, excessive speeding and aggressive driving. Some of the gravest injuries come as a consequence of the fact many drivers and passengers still avoid using seatbelts. "Serbia is among the least safe countries in Europe when it comes to traffic and this simply must end. Developed nations are constantly undertaking some measures, related to education, prevention, campaigns, while we lack this," Director of the Serbian Traffic Safety Committee Damir Okanovic says. This committee has data that shows an average of three people die on Serbia's roads each day, while in 80 percent of cases the incidents are caused by those involved in traffic.

2007 death toll on Serbian roads: 950

The dead were mostly aged between 20 and 28, another revealing piece of statistics says.

The causes of accidents are almost without exception alcohol consumption, excessive speeding and aggressive driving.

Some of the gravest injuries come as a consequence of the fact many drivers and passengers still avoid using seatbelts.

"Serbia is among the least safe countries in Europe when it comes to traffic and this simply must end. Developed nations are constantly undertaking some measures, related to education, prevention, campaigns, while we lack this," Director of the Serbian Traffic Safety Committee Damir Okanović says.

This committee has data that shows an average of three people die on Serbia's roads each day, while in 80 percent of cases the incidents are caused by those involved in traffic.

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