ZAGREB, 3 Sept 2021 - Croatia's road death toll rose by 19 or 10.9% to 193 fatalities in the first eight months of 2021 in comparison to the corresponding period of 2020, the interior ministry stated on Friday.
The ministry presented these data in a press release in which it called for additional caution in traffic during the new school year that starts on Monday.
One in four fatalities riders or passengers on mopeds and motorcycles
The ministry said that in the first eight months, 52 riders or passengers on mopeds and motorcycles lost their lives in road crashes, which means that they accounted for one in four fatalities.
One of the worrying indicators is that of the 55 car drivers or passengers who died in traffic accidents, 31 (56.4%) had not fastened their safety belts.
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