Road deaths in Italy fell by 4.5%
in 2016 over the previous year even as the number of road
accidents and injuries showed a slight rise, Italy's road police
said on Tuesday.
In total 1,620 people lost their lives on Italy's roads last
year.
Over the same period the number of reported accidents rose by
0.8% to 73,836, while the number of injuries was up 0.7% to
50,472.
Saturday evening road accidents and deaths both fell in 2016
over the previous year, with a total of 2,730 accidents and 119
deaths up to December 11.
This was 224 fewer accidents and 35 fewer deaths than in
2015.
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