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Main Causes of Deaths on Hungarian Roads Revealed

• 10 Jul 2023 9:40 AM
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More than 200 people died in road accidents in the first half of this year, the national police headquarters (ORFK) said on Saturday on police.hu.

A total of 6,383 accidents involved injury, including 193 in which there were 211 fatalities, the police said.

he main causes of accidents were speeding (27%), failing to yield the right of way (26%) and violating traffic rules on making turns (15%), they added.

 

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