Lithuanian, Baltic roads deadliest in EU

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Lithuanian, Baltic roads deadliest in EU

May 02, 2007
By Arturas Racas

FAST LANE: Lithuania has the highest rate of road fatalities in the EU, but Latvia and Estonia aren’t too far behind.

VILNIUS - Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are the most dangerous countries for road travel in the entire European Union, according to a survey released on April 27 to mark Europe’s first Road Safety Day. In 2006, the Baltic countries had more than three times as many road deaths per capita than the safest countries – Sweden, Holland and Malta.Lithuania topped the “deadliest” list, racking up 223 fatalities in road accidents per million inhabitants last year. It was followed by Latvia with 177 fa ...

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