BEIRUT, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Car accidents have been increasing in Lebanon, requiring actions from authorities, reported the National News Agency on Friday.
One people was killed and 15 others injured on Thursday in car accidents in Lebanon with over 913 speed tickets given in the past 24 hours, the report said.
"Traffic is heavy in the capital Beirut and from Le Mall in Dbayeh to Jal El Dib and Antelias while it is active in Sin El Fil," said the statement, quoting the traffic management center of the internal security forces.
Moreover, the traffic management center also reported over 16 injured in 13 car accidents on Wednesday in addition to two killed and 24 injured in 18 car accidents on Tuesday.
YASA International, an international non-governmental organization, emphasized on July 31 the need to inspect vehicles that enter Lebanon for the first time according to the traffic law.
"We call upon the Lebanese authorities to implement the consumer protection law number 659 issued in February 2005 for the protection of citizens against imported vehicles in poor conditions that enter the local market," it said.
According to the latest World Health Organization data published in 2017, road traffic accidents deaths in Lebanon reached 1,129, or 3.34 percent of total deaths.
Meanwhile, the Red Cross revealed that the number of car accidents during the first five months of 2018 reached 5,753 resulting in 38 deaths.
