DEATHS REACH RECORD NUMBER DUE TRAFFIC

SANA'A, March 04 (Saba) - Death tolls due to traffic accidents reached unprecedented number with 20 deaths on Wednesday compared with two on Tuesday, Interior Ministry said Thursday.

About 30 accidents have been taken place in all Yemen's roads caused also about 52 various injuries.

According to the traffic reports, the key reasons behind the accidents were excessive speed, drivers' neglect, using mobile phones while driving and not using the safety belt in addition to technical faults in the vehicles.

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