Liberia: 1.3 Million Lives At Stake Each Year

13 November 2009

For Road Safety; WHO Reports Says

Every day, in Liberia and around the world, more than 3,000 people are killed in road crashes and up to 137,000 are injured - that adds up to more than 1.3 million people dying on our roads every year. Far from abating, this tragic toll continues to increase, especially in low- and middle-income countries like Liberia, where more than 90% of road fatalities occur.

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