Traffic accident fatalities climbed dramatically in the first four months of this year, compared to the same period a year ago, with 596 people killed on the Kingdom’s roadways, said Sem Panhavuth, manager of the Road Traffic Accident and Victim Information System (RTAVIS).

The number of fatalities in April alone, at 176, represented a 21 percent increase over April 2007, Sem Panhavuth noted.

RTAVIS statistics indicate that the number of traffic deaths has more than tripled since 2001, with an average of 4.8 people per day dying in accidents during January and February of this year.

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