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Almost 6,700 people die in road accidents in Portugal in last 10 years

Xinhua, November 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

Almost 6,700 people died in road accidents in Portugal in the last 10 years, Lusa News Agency reported on Sunday, to mark World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

Road accidents amounted to 6,693 between 2006 and 2015, with the number of people killed dropping annually and to half the number in 10 years.

The number of seriously injured victims in road accidents has also decreased, with 25,418 people being left severely injured in the past 10 years.

The National Road-Safety Authority revealed that 374 people died in road accidents this year, 17 less than in the same period in 2015. Endite