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Over 32,000 traffic accidents registered in Turkey in November

Türkiye Materials 17 December 2018 18:31 (UTC +04:00)
Some 32,473 traffic accidents were registered in Turkey in November 2018, which killed 202 people
Over 32,000 traffic accidents registered in Turkey in November

Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 17

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

Some 32,473 traffic accidents were registered in Turkey in November 2018, which killed 202 people, Trend reports referring to the General Directorate of Security of Turkey.

The number of people injured as a result of the traffic accidents amounted to 12,561.

The greatest number of traffic incidents during the mentioned period occurred as a result of side collisions (3,855).

In addition, 29 chain accidents were registered.

"The cause of 366 traffic accidents was exceeding speed limits," the report said.

In November 2018, the penalty tickets in the amount of 1.145 million Turkish liras were issued for drivers in Turkey.

($1 = 5.3807 Turkish liras on Dec. 17)

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