Road accidents kill 1,000<\/p>\n
BANDUNG: Road accidents in West Java killed 1,032 people in
\nthe first half of the year, police said yesterday.<\/p>\n
West Java's police spokesman, Lt. Col. Istanto, said Tuesday
\nthere were 1,352 accidents in the province over this period.<\/p>\n
Over the same period 989 people were seriously injured in road
\naccidents, while 1,106 suffered minor injuries.<\/p>\n
He said the number of accidents was well down last year's huge
\n6,394 accidents. Despite this only 855 people died in crashes in
\nlast year's first six months, while 836 were seriously hurt and
\n825 slightly injured.<\/p>\n
\"Poor traffic discipline is one of the reasons for the
\nincreasing death toll,\" Istanto was quoted by Antara as saying.
\nHe said traffic violations preceded most fatal accidents.<\/p>\n
Speaking about crime in general Istanto said police solved
\n4,138 of the 8,342 crimes reported between January and June this
\nyear. The figure for the same period last year was 4,052 of 8,003
\ncases. (amd)<\/p>",
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