ZAGREB, 26 October, 2021 - Croatia's road death toll rose by 37 or 19.2% to 230 fatalities in the first nine months of 2021 in comparison to the corresponding period of 2020, the interior ministry said on Monday.
In the first nine months of 2020 there were 193 fatalities.
Last weekend, from 22 to 24 October, three people were killed in road accidents, while nine sustained serious and five minor injuries.
Nearly 4,500 offences were registered last weekend, and about 10% of them, or 428, were related to driving under the influence of alcohol.
The highest blood alcohol concentration, 4.17 g/kg, was registered in an offender from Varaždin County.
