{"id":5668,"date":"2008-10-05T19:12:41","date_gmt":"2008-10-05T18:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/uncategorised\/regime\/5668-iran-seven-hundred-thousands-have-died-in-traffic-accidents"},"modified":"2023-01-13T03:33:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T02:33:33","slug":"iran-seven-hundred-thousands-have-died-in-traffic-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/regime\/iran-seven-hundred-thousands-have-died-in-traffic-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Seven hundred thousands have died in traffic accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-32584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2008\/10\/car_accidents_iran.jpg\" alt=\"car_accidents_iran\" title=\"car_accidents_iran\" width=\"150\" height=\"136\" align=\"right\" \/>NCRI &ndash; Seven hundred thousands have died in traffic accidents in the country over last three decades, reported the state-run news agency ISNA on Saturday. <\/p>\n<p>The official figure shows that over 400,000 traffic accidents take place every year in Iran. This alone put Iran on the top of the list of countries with the highest traffic related risks.<br \/>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Seventy people die everyday on the roads. That amounts to an appalling 26,000 deaths in a year. The casualty figures which leave the victims with permanent physical disabilities reach 200,000 per year. <\/p>\n<p>Considering the magnitude of a natural disaster such as Bam earthquake three years ago in south-central Iran which left behind hundred of thousands of casualties, traffic accidents have a much higher toll every year. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCRI &ndash; Seven hundred thousands have died in traffic accidents in the country over last three decades, reported the state-run news agency ISNA on Saturday. 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