Number of road fatalities over summer holidays lowest in Czechia’s history

Eighty-two people died in traffic accidents on Czech roads over the course of the summer holidays, which is the lowest figure in the history of the Czech Republic, according to freshly released police statistics.

Over the first eight months, however, the number of road fatalities increased year-on-year. Accidents have claimed 306 lives so far this year, which is eight more than in the same period in 2021.