Main Causes of Deaths on Hungarian Roads Revealed

  • 10 Jul 2023 9:40 AM
  • Hungary Matters
Main Causes of Deaths on Hungarian Roads Revealed
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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