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iciHaiti - Safety : Summer period, already 205 accidents and 503 victims
22/08/2018 09:53:36

According to the Haitian organization Technical and Operational Services for Accidents (STOP-accidents), the report for the summer season between June 29 to August 19, 2018, made in partnership with the National Ambulance Center and the Haitian Red Cross, amount to 205 accidents, 425 injuries and 78 deaths.

Summary in figures :

82.4% of accidents are attributable to motorcycles;
National Road #1 accounted for 33% of all victims;
The National Roas #2 has the highest number of accidents (but fewer casualties);
49% of the wounded are related to car accidents;
51% of the injured are related to motorcycle accidents;
62% of deaths were caused by car accidents;
38% of the deaths were caused by motorcycle accidents.

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