More than 1300 people died in traffic accidents in just 6 months

In 6 months of 2016, 1358 people lost their lives due to road traffic accidents and property worth more than 1 billion birr was destroyed.

This was said when the Standing Committee on Urban Infrastructure and Transport Affairs of the House of Representatives reviewed the work performance of the Road Safety and Insurance Fund Service for the 3rd quarter.

However, he was able to reduce traffic accidents by 27.46 percent, said Jamal Abbaso, CEO of Road Safety Insurance Fund.

by Wondimagegn Abebe
2024-04-24