Road toll hits 65 on Day 3 of break
Accidents down 19% and fatalities 24% lower than a year ago
Sixty-five people died in traffic accidents on Friday, the third of the “seven dangerous days” around the New Year holiday period, in which road accidents tend to increase, authorities said on Saturday.
So far, accidents are down 19% and deaths are 24.5% lower than in the same period a year ago, according to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation.
A total of 555 road accidents were reported on Friday, with 535 people injured and 65 deaths, the department said. It reported 151 deaths and 1,320 injuries from 1,339 road accidents during the first three days of…
