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15 killed in road mishaps in June

Published : 25 Jul 2021, 10:53

  DF Report
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A total of 15 people were killed and 449 other injured in 359 road accidents in the country in June, according to Statistics Finland.

The number of persons killed was four lower and that of persons injured nine lower than in June 2020.

Of the persons who were killed, 10 travelled by passenger car and three by motorcycle.

Pedestrians killed in road traffic accidents numbered one. In addition, one other road user was killed. Among those who died, 11 were men and four were women.

A total of 87 people were killed and 1570 other injured in 1,292 road traffic accidents in the country in the first six moths of this year.

The number of persons killed was 14 lower and that of persons injured 399 lower than in the corresponding period of 2020.

Of the persons who were killed, 53 travelled by passenger car, six by van, one by moped, seven by motorcycle and two by lorry. Pedestrians killed numbered 11 and cyclists four. In addition, three other road users were killed.