Road accident deaths swell to 1.35 mn each year: WHO

GENEVA:

Road accidents kill someone every 24 seconds, with a total of 1.35 million traffic deaths around the world each year, the World Health Organisation said Friday, demanding global action. The number of fatalities annually has swelled by around 100,000 in just three years, with road accidents now the leading killer of people between the ages of five and 29. AFP