Police report lowest number of road fatalities over first eight months in 21 years

Czech police have revealed that 466 people have died on Czech roads since the beginning of 2010 – the lowest number of traffic fatalities over the same period in 21 years. One hundred-and-seventy of the deaths occurred during the summer holidays, which – with the exception of last year and 2006, has otherwise never dropped below 200. Josef Tesařík of the police presidium revealed on Monday that those who died in tragic road accidents over the summer included 54 motorists, 23 passengers, 34 motorcyclists, 27 cyclists, and 15 pedestrians. Thirty fatalities were the result of driving mistakes leading vehicles into on-coming traffic.