280 killed in road accidents in Kashmir in 2014

Two hundred and eighty persons were killed in Kashmir valley last year in road accidents while as around 2500 persons were severely injured.
According to official figures, 53 persons died in Srinagar last year in road mishaps and 13 among them were killed in July only.
In 2013, about 2236 road accidents were witnessed in Kashmir valley in which 288 claimed lives. As many as 351 persons were killed while as 3010 people suffered injuries during that year. However, figures reveal that there was a decline in the percentage of road accidents in Kashmir valley as compared to 2013. The decline in road mishaps was 16.5 percent in 2014 while as the accidents that claimed lives had a decrease of 8.3 percent compared to 2013.
Police reports revealed that 19.94 percent decrease was witnessed in the accidents in which lives were lost in 2014 and for road accident injuries, a decline of 15.74 percent was found.  In 2014, 1885 road accidents took place in Kashmir valley in which 264 proved fatal. Pertinently, on Monday eight persons died while five others were injured in two separate road accidents in the valley.