Norik Sargsyan: It is not the accidents that have grown in Armenia, but their registration in the Police

YEREVAN, AUGUST 9, ARMENPRESS:

As of 2011 August 8, 1 206 traffic accidents have been officially registered in Armenia, in the consequence of which 156 people have been killed and 1 794 people have received body injuries, head of Road Patrol Service of the Road Police of RA Norik Sargsyan said today at a meeting with journalists, adding that as compared with 2010 August 8, the number of the accidents has increased by 166, the number of the victims - by 8 and that of the injured – by 388.

"This numbers show that there is a growth of accidents in Armenia, but there is nothing to worry. Actually, accidents frequency is stable in Armenia like the past 2 years," Norik Sargsyan assured, noting that the growth of the indexes is mainly conditioned by introduction of Compulsory Motor Vehicle Liability Insurance (CMTPLI).