YEREVAN. – In line with official statistics, a total of 733 road accidents were recorded in Armenia from January to April 2013.

The aforesaid indicator is 18 percent higher than the number that was recorded during the same period last year. 

As a result of these road accidents, a total of 74 people died and 1,045 others sustained injuries between January and April of this year. The increase makes up 10.4 percent and 19.2 percent, respectively, as compared to the same period last year.

To note, over 271,000 automobiles were imported to Armenia from 2001 to 2012, and the majority of these vehicles were used cars. But it is believed that the primary cause of these road accidents is the violation of traffic rules—especially speeding—, and not the technical condition of the cars.