Over 1,000 killed in Azerbaijan road accidents in 2011
1,016 people were killed and 3,031 others injured in a total of 2,890 road accidents in Azerbaijan in 2011, according to preliminary data, the Main State Traffic Police Department said.
1,175 of the car accidents occurred in the capital Baku, killing 371 people and injuring 1,166 others.
Almost half of the accidents that took place last year were caused by speeding.
In 2010, 2,721 car accidents were reported in the country, with 925 people killed and 2,871 injured.
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