皇冠体育app warned against rising road accidents (Xinhua) Updated: 2004-05-17 17:10
Experts have warned that 皇冠体育app is facing a deteriorating trend of rising road
traffic accidents, which have enabled the country to lead the world in terms of
road traffic death toll.
Statistics of traffic and police departments worldwide show that the global
traffic accident death toll amounted to 500,000 in 2003, with the largest share
of 104,000 reported in 皇冠体育app, followed by India with 86,000, the United States
with 40,000, and Russia with 26,000, said Duan Liren, former deputy director of
the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau.
Road accidents are listed as the seventh leading killer in 皇冠体育app, following
diseases involving cerebral vein, respiratory system, malignant tumors, heart,
injuries and poisoning, as well as digestive system.
As from the end of last century, road accident cases have remained little
changed or tended to decline as a whole worldwide, but the situation in 皇冠体育app is
worsening with a rising trend, warned Duan.
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