ADDIS ABABA – Pedestrians were the main casualties of traffic accidents in Addis Ababa last year, making up 80 percent of the total victims, a new report reveals. The city’s Traffic management agency has published a road safety report for the 2014 Ethiopian calendar this week. The report shows a total of 441 people lost their lives due to traffic accidents last year, up by 41 from the preceding year. And Minibusses have been involved in 26% of the deadly road crashes. Automobiles and trucks ranked second and third after being involved, respectively, in 22 percent and 21 percent of the total deadly traffic accidents.

Source: Ethiopian News May 20, 2023 00:01 UTC