The number of deaths in road accidents in Mozambique rose to 46 last week, compared with 41 in the same week last year, according to figures given in the weekly update from the Mozambican police.Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, police spokesperson Raul Freia lamented that the number of road accidents rose from 68 to 77, and that the number of people seriously injured increased to 86 compared with only 38 in the same period last year. Minor injuries jumped from 38 to 67.The accidents were caused by excessive speed, dangerous overtaking, pulling out in front of other cars and the careless crossing of roads by pedestrians.Freia pointed out that more than half of all vehicle accidents involved people being run over.Freia urged drivers to be “guided by the elementary rules of the Highway Code” and for parents to educate their children how to cross the road safely.During the week, the police stopped 22,100 vehicles and fined 3,300 drivers. A total of 541 driving licences were confiscated, of which 491 were seized for driving over the speed limit and the rest for driving whilst intoxicated.
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