30 killed in road crashes over long weekend in Poland
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
04.05.2017 10:34
Thirty people died in 356 road accidents over the May long weekend in Poland, police have said.
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The number of deaths from Friday to Wednesday was five less than a year ago, while there were 109 fewer road accidents.
Between Friday and Wednesday 1,571 drink drivers were detained on Polish roads, down from 1,745 last year.
Robert Opas, a spokesman for police headquarters, said on Thursday: “For this year's long weekend we have much better results than in previous years in terms of safety.”
He added: “In general traffic safety this year at the end of April improved, with about 10 percent fewer accidents and people killed than last year.”
(pk)
Source: PAP