Based on the data of the Police Department, the number of road traffic fatalities increased by 30% in 2023, compared with 2022.
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The Lithuanian parliament on Thursday passed amendments to tighten sanctions for traffic offenders who fail to pay fines.
Some 104 minors have died in traffic accidents in Lithuania in the past six years, accounting for around 5 percent of all road fatalities, the country's traffic police said on Thursday.
Though the last few years have seen a gradual drop in the frequency of traffic accidents, recent figures have shown a reversal in this trend, with accidents in some areas growing by as much as 60%. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
The Lithuanian parliament is considering a law that would punish passengers of intoxicated drivers.
A female university student from Lithuania suffered minor injuries during Sunday's bus crash in Spain, the Foreign Ministry confirmed to BNS.
A plane owned by the Lithuanian charter carrier Small Planet Airlines skidded off the runway at Birmingham Airport, UK, on Sunday.
On Friday, Lithuanian Minister of Transport and Communications Rimantas Sinkevičius met with President of the World Road Association (PIARC), Oscar de Buen Richkarday, who commended Lithuania for improving road safety.
A drunk police officer killed a man and a woman in a car crash in Panevėžys, northern Lithuania, on Tuesday evening, leaving one more man seriously injured.
