Laos Reports 75 Deaths From Road Accidents In July
A total of 75 people were killed in 518 road accidents in Laos during July
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Almost 90 Killed Nationwide In Road Accidents In March
Nearly 90 people were killed in road accidents across the country during March
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Road Accidents Kill 122 In January
Police attributes most of the incidents to speeding and drunk driving.
Read more Over 37 People Killed In New Year Road Accidents
37 people were killed during a five day period that included the official three-day Lao New Year holiday
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Over 200 People Killed In Road Accidents So Far This Year
A total of 212 people died in road accidents around the country from January to February this year, with many of the crashes attributed to speeding and drunk driving.
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Saviours of the Street – Vientiane Rescue
When French paramedic Sebastian Perret witnessed a fatal accident in the Laos capital, Vientiane, in 2010, he was shocked that no ambulance came to help.
Every day, four people die in road crashes across Laos, giving the country one of the region’s worst road fatalities per capita in the region. Many more are injured but most cannot afford to pay a government ambulance to help them.
Unable to ignore the plight of the city’s road crash victims, Perret set up Vientiane Rescue, a volunteer ……
The Exploding Accident Rate In Vientiane
The number of Lao people killed in road accidents is greater than the figure of those killed by bomb attacks in Pakistan, to make a somewhat bloody comparison.
The bomb attacks in Pakistan hit the international headlines daily as innocent lives are lost. Meanwhile here in Laos people are dying every day but their deaths go largely unreported.
In Laos it is not bomb attacks taking lives but traffic accidents. In 2013, 873 people were …..
Motorbike Riders Continue To Die On The Roads
About 90 percent of fatalities arising from road accidents in Laos are among those riding motorbikes, according to traffic police.
The figure is hardly surprising given the lack of protection motorbikes offer their riders in comparison to larger vehicles. Those riding motorbikes are also mostly poor people or students who are less likely to ….