472 victims were killed in traffic accidents in East Azerbaijan

Tabriz - The General Director of Forensic Medicine of East Azerbaijan announced that 472 people died and 11,405 people were injured in traffic accidents in the province during the first half of this year.

According to Ambassador Arjan Mehrdad's report on Friday, referring to the statistics of traffic accidents in the first half of 1405, he said: The number of people killed in traffic accidents in the province has decreased by one percent compared to the same period last year, but the number of injured has increased by eight percent.

He stated that 383 men and 89 women died in traffic accidents during this period, adding that the number of male deaths increased by 3% compared to the same period last year, and the number of female deaths decreased by 13%.

Increase in accident victims in the first half of the year

The General Director of Forensic Medicine of East Azarbaijan announced: In the first half of this year, 11,405 people came to the forensic medical offices of the province for examination due to injuries in traffic accidents, of which 8,276 were men and 3,129 were women.

According to Star, the number of accident victims has increased by 826 compared to 10,579 in the same period last year.

Statistics of deaths and injuries in accidents in September

He also said about traffic accidents in September: 85 people lost their lives in accidents in this month, which shows a 12% decrease compared to the same period last year.

Star announced the number of people injured in traffic accidents in September as 2,188 people and added: This figure has increased by 8% compared to 2,26 people in September last year.

East Azerbaijan forensic medical statistics show that despite the small decrease in the number of accident victims in the first half of this year, the number of injured in these accidents has increased.