September a deadly month on Czech roads

Police statistics state that Saturday, September 30 was thus far the most tragic day on Czech roads this year. A total of 12 people died in car accidents across the country on Saturday. Five Polish citizens alone died near Prostejov, Moravia, on Saturday when their vehicle crashed into a stationary long-haul truck. The month of September saw 90 people killed in automobile accidents; thus far September and June share the record for the most tragic months of the year. A total of 672 people were killed on Czech roads during the first nine months of the year.