41 people died due to drunken reckless drivers in 2024 in the Kirov region on December 4

The State Traffic Inspectorate of the Kirov Region named the number of fatal accidents involving drunk drivers. The statistics were shared by the department's press service.

At the beginning of December 2024, 158 accidents were registered in the Kirov region, in which motorists were drunk or refused a medical examination. In these accidents, 41 people were fatally injured, and another 199 were injured. In Kirov, six deaths occurred due to drunken reckless drivers.

The following districts became the leaders of the regional anti-rating: Kirovo-Chepetsky (nine fatal accidents), Slobodskoy (eight), Vyatskopolyansky (seven). The State Traffic Inspectorate emphasizes that drunken accidents occur more often in populated areas, but the severity of their consequences is much higher on the highway.

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