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Fatalities Down In First Trimester

First-trimester traffic deaths dropped nearly 25 percent over the same period last year.

The Public Works and Transport Ministry reported 107 deaths from January through April, a decrease of 33 from the first four months of 2007.

The 107 deaths are the lowest since 2005, when the ministry reported 97 deaths in the first quarter.

 

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