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2019-05-22 19:33
Children aged 10 and below account for 13% of road fatalities
TEHRAN – Some 13 percent of all casualties of road traffic accidents in the country are children aged 10 or younger, Traffic Police Chief Seyed Kamal Hadianfar has said.
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2019-05-06 20:37
Nearly 3,800 motorcycle riders killed in crashes last year
TEHRAN — Iran’s forensics organization director has said 3,745 motorcycle riders were killed in crashes last year (March 2018-March 2019).
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2019-05-03 20:25
22% drop in traffic-related deaths during New Year holidays
TEHRAN — During the Iranian New Year holidays (March 16-April 5), the number of traffic-related deaths decreased by 22.3 percent compared to the same period last year, Tehran traffic police chief has said.
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2019-05-01 22:00
Motorcycle riders hold 37% share in road fatalities
TEHRAN – Some 37 percent of all traffic-related deaths in the country is the share of those riding motorcycles, Ehsan Momeni, head of traffic accidents department of Tehran Traffic Police has announced.
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2019-04-26 20:17
Pedestrians account for 45% of traffic deaths in Tehran
TEHRAN— About 45% of all deaths caused by traffic accidents in Tehran, the capital, were related to pedestrians last year (March 2018-March 2019), head of traffic accidents department of Tehran Traffic Police has said.
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2019-04-10 09:12
Traffic-related deaths drop by 20% during new year holidays
TEHRAN – Traffic related deaths at the crash scene have decreased by 20 percent during the new year holidays from March 16 to April 6, Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari has said.
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2019-03-18 21:54
WHO recommends best approaches on speed management to improve road safety in Iran
World Health Organization (WHO) with support of its national counterparts conducted a mission to Iran for providing a technical support that would untimely enhance speed management strategy for road traffic injury prevention in the country.
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2019-03-13 21:42
IRCS centers to offer aerial emergency services during Noruz
TEHRAN —24 Iranian Red Crescent Society centers will be offering aerial emergency services during Noruz (New Year holidays, starting on March 21), IRCS chief Ali Asghar Peyvandi has said.
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2019-03-08 20:37
Traffic related deaths in Iran up by 0.8% in 10 months
TEHRAN — According to the data released by Iran’s forensics organization, traffic related deaths have increased by 0.8 percent nationwide over the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21, 2018) compared to the same period last year.
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2019-01-20 20:53
Some 50 people die in traffic-related accidents per day
TEHRAN — Everyday 40 to 50 people in the country lose their lives on a daily basis in traffic-related accidents, an official with traffic police has said.
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2019-01-06 22:18
12,000 traffic-related deaths occurred in 8 months
TEHRAN— The number of traffic-related deaths occurred in the country in the first 8 months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2018) amounted to 12,261, a 0.9 percent rise year on year.
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2018-12-14 22:27
3,404 traffic-related deaths occurred last winter: traffic police chief
TEHRAN — Last winter, 3,404 traffic-related deaths happened in Iran, traffic police chief Taqi Mehri said on Thursday.
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2018-11-22 10:45
Traffic-related deaths in urban areas drop by 6% compared to last year
TEHRAN – Road fatalities caused by traffic accidents occurred in urban areas have dropped by 6 percent during the first six months of the Iranian current calendar year (March 21- September 22) compared to the same period last year, Traffic Police chief said on Tuesday.
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2018-11-18 21:14
Winter traffic scheme to begin in a month
TEHRAN —Winter traffic scheme, aiming to increase road safety during cold weather, will begin on December 13 and end on March 13, Traffic Police chief Taqi Mehri has said.
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2018-10-30 20:34
Motor vehicle fatality rate up by 1.7% in H1
TEHRAN — Road traffic accidents death rate in Iran increased by 1.7 percent over the first half of the current [Iranian calendar] year starting on March 21, compared to the corresponding period last year, IRIB reported on Monday.
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2018-10-09 22:59
Drug abuse detection kits for on-site screening unveiled
TEHRAN — Homegrown rapid detection kits used for screening drug abuse among the drivers on the site were unveiled on Tuesday, ISNA reported.
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2018-09-15 03:30
Iran on the way to increase children’s road safety
TEHRAN — While many parents are already using car seats for children in the front or rear seat of any cars in Iran it has not become a law yet.
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2018-08-27 09:57
Traffic-related deaths up 2.5% yr/yr
TEHRAN — Some 5,497 lost their lives in traffic-related accidents over the first 4 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22) which indicates a 2.5-percent increase compared to the same period last year, Fars reported on Sunday.
