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26 die on Spanish roads over Easter holidays

Xinhua, April 18, 2017 Adjust font size:

A total of 26 people died as the result of 26 separate accidents on Spain roads over the 10 days of the Easter Holiday weekend, according to data published on Tuesday by the Spanish General Direction of Traffic (DGT).

The deaths happened in various parts of Spain such as Catalonia, Valencia and the Basque Region. The DGT added 22 people also suffered serious injuries.

In 2016, 41 road accident-related deaths took in Easter 2016.

Spanish police carried out special operations over the Easter holidays, including doubling speed controls on secondary roads in the country. Some 20 percent of all fatal accidents in Spain are caused by excessive speeds, figures show. Endit