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Safety barriers cut traffic death rates drastically down ARABIA

Safety barriers cut traffic death rates drastically down

The upgrading programme for safety barriers along major highways in Qatar has led to the “extraordinary” reduction of traffic accident deaths in the last six years, according to an expert.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Traffic fatalities drop to 105 this year: MDPS ARABIA

Traffic fatalities drop to 105 this year: MDPS

Traffic fatalities in Qatar have dropped to 105 up to July this year, down nearly 30% compared with the same period in 2015, data released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics (MDPS) show.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Traffic investigation offices opened at insurance firms ARABIA

Traffic investigation offices opened at insurance firms

In a move aimed at simplifying procedures for motorists involved in road accidents, the General Directorate of Traffic has opened five traffic investigation offices on the premises of insurance companies in Qatar.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Thirty die in road accidents in northern India mountains INTERNATIONAL

Thirty die in road accidents in northern India mountains

Two deadly road accidents in India's northern Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh killed at least 30 people and injured 24 others, police said on Saturday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Afghan road crash inferno leaves at least 73 dead INTERNATIONAL

Afghan road crash inferno leaves at least 73 dead

At least 73 people were killed on Sunday when two passenger buses and an oil tanker burst into flames in a head-on collision in eastern Afghanistan, in one of the worst road accidents in the war-battered nation.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Young Qatari woman drives home road safety message ARABIA

Young Qatari woman drives home road safety message

Sana al-Ansari, an 18-year old Qatari, who made an award-winning short film last year to spread awareness on the consequences of speeding and reckless driving, wants to share the film with driving schools and secondary schools.

4:45 AM November 25 2016