First "summer holiday" weekend sees five die on Czech roads

The first weekend since the beginning of the summer holidays brought grim numbers: five deaths on Czech roads. During the same period last year, two people lost their lives; in 2005, twelve. Last year's drop in road-related deaths on the first holiday weekend was attributed to the introduction of a new drivers' point system - part of tougher road legislation. One of the fatalities this weekend was not a passenger but a pedestrian hit by a driver.