Speed still kills during Eid [Archives:2004/792/Local News]

By Yemen Times Staff
Taiz Bureau
There were 34 traffic accidents that took place in the governorate of Taiz during the vacation of Eid al-Fitr.
The accidents resulted in the death of eight persons, including a female victim.
The loss in properties totaled YR 12.4 million, said Colonel Yahya Zaher General Director of Traffic in Taiz.
He also added that such tragic accidents take place as a consequence of high speed and carelessness on the part of the drivers as well as pedestrians.
The Traffic Department in Taiz works for passing sanctions upon those who violate the traffic laws.
The administration investigated the death of a pedestrian, Ahmad Abdullah Mohammad, in an accident taking place in Bani Yousif Area.
A few minutes following the accident, the driver fled the scene but only his car could later be found.
The traffic police are expending their efforts to still find the unidentified perpetrator.
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