YEREVAN. – Armenia registered 1,206 car accidents, as of August 8 this year. As a result, 156 people died, 1,794 were injured, head of Traffic Police, Colonel Norik Sargsyan told at a press conference on Tuesday.

The number of registered accidents exceeds same period of last year by 166. The number of victims killed in the accidents is larger by 8 compared to 2010, and the number of injured is up by 388 compared to same period of 2010.

However, there is no need to worry, as the increase is conditioned with the installment of the compulsory car insurance, says the colonel. Besides, currently the number of cars is by 15,428 more in Armenia, compared to last year. There are a total of 400,000 cars in Armenia. In case the tendency is preserved, the number of people killed in car accidents will reach 250 at the end of the year.