By NNN-APP,
Beijing : The road accidents after stepping up safety measures scaled down in China as it claimed around 73,500 lives last year, according to official figures released on Sunday.
Last year, 265,204 road accidents killed 73,484 people and injured 304,919 others nationwide, down 19 percent, 10 percent and 20 percent respectively from 2007, the traffic administration bureau under the Ministry of Public Security said here.
Losses from these accidents were estimated at $ 148 million, dropping 15.8 percent from 2007.
The bureau attributed the decreases to stepped-up efforts road safety campaigns, including an Olympics-related campaign from Apr. 1 to Sept. 20 and better management of commercial vehicles.
It warned of pressure on safety conditions this year, citing a larger number of vehicles running on express-ways and it vowed to take measures to make the roads safer and more orderly.