Road deaths up last year, though number of accidents down

There was a rise in the number of road deaths in the Czech Republic last year, according to figures just released by the Czech police. A total of 1,123 people were killed in road accidents, 167 more than in 2006. However, the number of accidents fell last year, the police said. A new points system aimed at curbing accidents was introduced in July 2006; it was initially judged a success, though after some months the fatality rate returned to more or less its previous level.