126 People Lost Their Lives in Traffic Accidents in the Last Days of Esfand

The Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development reports that from March 14 to March 19, over 2.4 million citizens were transported on the country's roads, and in 100 traffic accidents, 126 people lost their lives. The official news agency of the Islamic Republic quotes the Ministry stating that nearly 800 passengers were injured in traffic accidents before Nowruz. The number of citizens using cars for travel across the country is five times greater than those traveling by train. Simultaneously, 755,000 passengers also reached their destinations by airplane. The head of Iran's Road Maintenance Organization states that '90 percent' of movements occur via the country's roads. The high statistics of fatal traffic accidents in Iran are usually newsworthy. In the days leading up to Nowruz and during the New Year holidays, the number of human casualties typically increases. The Iranian police announced last year that during Nowruz 1396, one person lost their life in road accidents every 71 minutes. Moussa Amiri, deputy head of the NAJA traffic police, stated on April 2, 1396, that 'during these holiday days,' 145 people were killed on Iran's roads. The statistics of fatalities from traffic accidents during the Nowruz holidays are usually measured from the last days of Esfand until April 14. According to the Iranian forensic statistics, 968 people were killed in traffic accidents during Nowruz 94. In Nowruz 92, 1,227 people lost their lives in traffic accidents. In Nowruz 91, 1,141 people, and in Nowruz 90, 1,318 people were killed in traffic accidents.