Traffic collision

Twenty people were killed and 566 were injured in a total of 503 road accidents recorded in the last month of 2019 in the region of Attica alone, data released by region's traffic police showed Friday.

Of those hurt, 15 were seriously injured, while the remaining 551 suffered lighter injuries.

The incident happened in the city of Blenheim.

A Bulgarian man has died in New Zealand after being hit by a car, BTA reported. The accident happened on Friday night.

Checks conducted by 933 traffic police crews around Greece last week found that one in 10 drivers were not wearing a seat belt.

Specifically, of the 15,073 drivers checked from November 4 to 10, 1,502 were fined for not wearing a seat belt.

From mid-2022, all new cars placed on the EU market will need to be equipped with advanced safety systems. Following the agreement reached in March with the European Parliament, the EU Council representing the Member States has adopted a regulation on the general safety of motor vehicles and the protection of passengers and vulnerable road users.

A special Truck and Bus operation will be taking place from today, 14 October, to 20 October, in Bulgaria and all other member countries of the European Traffic Police Network TISPOL, said the Ministry of the Interior in a press release.

A 24-year-old man was to face a prosecutor on Sunday on the island of Lefkada, just off the coast of northwestern Greece, after allegedly hitting a 43-year-old motorcyclist on Saturday evening with his pickup truck while under the influence of alcohol before fleeing the scene.

A 24-year-old man was to face a prosecutor on Sunday on the island of Lefkada, just off the coast of northwestern Greece, after allegedly hitting a 43-year-old motorcyclist on Saturday evening with his pickup truck while under the influence of alcohol before fleeing the scene.

A three-day crackdown by the Traffic Police the weekend before last led to 1,693 violations of the highway code being recorded across Attica.

This highly risky drive was shot on the Mirijevo Boulevard in Belgrade. The author of the footage assesses that the woman drove the child in such a manner reaching speed of approximately 50 km/h.

A 7-year-old girl died when a car hit a tree in Pella, northern Greece, late Monday.
Two 35-year-old driver was taken to the Edessa General Hospital where she is being treated for her injuries.
No other vehicle was involved. Police are investigating the cause of the accident.