In 2007, fewer people died in road accidents than the year before, road police statistics showed.

In 2007, there were 1004 road accident fatalities in Bulgaria, compared to 1038 in 2006, zagrada.bg said.
Injured in 2007 were 9797, slightly less than the 10 161 of 2006.

Most frequent traffic violations included not giving right of way, exceeding speed limits and alcohol abuse. Fines had been given to drivers who had used drugs. More than half of fatalities in traffic were caused by speeding, mostly be young drivers under the age of 25, zagrada.bg said.

Source: zagrada.bg
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