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2021-11-02 19:00
Traffic-related deaths increased by 9.6% in 6 months
TEHRAN – Traffic-related accidents have claimed the lives of 8,644 Iranians during the first six months of this year (March 21-September 21), which shows an increase of 9.6 percent compared to the same period last year, according to the Legal Medicine Organization.
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2019-10-08 19:24
7,561 Iranians died in traffic accidents in 5 months
TEHRAN – Road crashes claimed lives of 7,561 people during the first five months of this year (started March 21), according to the latest data released by Iran’s Forensics Organization.
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2019-09-07 19:50
IRCS rescues over 37,000 from death during summer
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has rescued 37,536 individuals in natural disasters or accidents happened due to human errors since the beginning of summer (June 22), within the framework of the national rescue and relief scheme, IRCS director Morteza Salimi has said.
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2019-08-24 19:55
WHO supports Iran's efforts to reduce road traffic casualties
TEHRAN – Christoph Hamelmann, World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Iran, said that WHO will highly support Iran’s efforts on reducing road fatalities.
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2019-06-04 12:05
Summer traffic scheme to begin in a week
TEHRAN – Summer traffic scheme, aiming to increase road safety and reduce car crashes during holiday trips, will begin on June 10, Traffic Police Chief Seyed Kamal Hadianfar has said.
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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.
