Traffic accidents claim 785 lives

Tue, 06 Jan 1998, 00:00 WIB | Source: JP

SEMARANG, Central Java: At least 785 died in 752 traffic
accidents last year in the province, police said.

Provincial police chief Maj. Gen. Nugroho Djajusman, said
yesterday that human error or negligence was the main reason for
many of the accidents, which also seriously wounded 635 and
slightly injured 925 people.

But the number of road accidents in 1997 dropped 9 percent to
752 from 823 cases in 1996, Nugroho said.

Altogether, police handled 289,410 traffic violations and
collected almost Rp 4 billion in fines from undisciplined
drivers. (har)

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