HUNDREDS KILLED BY TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS LAST WEEK

SANA'A, June 05 (Saba) - About 73 people were killed and 214 others
were wounded due to 258 road accidents taken place throughout the
country during the last week.

The accidents caused material losses estimated to be YR 38.5 million.

A report issued by the Traffic General Administration noted that the
capital Sana'a has ranked first in terms of incidents' number with
35 ones and followed by 35 accidents in Taiz province.

The reasons behind the accidents were over speed, neglect, technical
faults and others, according to the report.

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