Police highlight high roads death toll

Police on Monday highlighted the high accident figures since the start of the summer holidays on Czech roads. They said that 75 people had been killed since June 25 with the last two weeks being the worst period over the last two years. Most of the fatalities have been car drivers. Police say they have stepped up road checks with an extra 1,000 police put on duty over the recent weekend. But they say they are powerless to improve sometimes rash and reckless behaviour. Accident figures had been falling since the start of the year.