Malta crashes to bottom of EU road death table

Fatalities doubled in 2016 - the highest increase in Europe

Malta registered the largest increase in road deaths in 2016, with fatalities doubling over the previous year, according to a new European report.

The island was also one of the only two countries to register a higher number of road deaths when compared to 2010, the European Transport Safety Council report has shown.

According to its 11th Road Safety Performance Index Report, 15 out of 32 monitored countries registered a drop in the number of road deaths in 2016 over 2015, with Lithuania and Cyprus leading the rank.

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As reported on the Times of Malta, Wednesday, June 28, 2017, by Sarah Carabott

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