VIENTIANE, May 5 (Xinhua) -- A total of 1,173 people were injured in road traffic accidents across Laos in April, an increase from the previous month's figure of 974.
According to a report issued on Friday by the traffic police department under the Lao Ministry of Public Security, there were 702 road accidents recorded across the country in April, with 90 people killed and 1,173 others injured.
The report said that 1,244 vehicles were damaged. The cost of the damage incurred was estimated at 11 billion Lao kip (some 674,658 U.S. dollars).
Lao capital Vientiane saw the highest number of road accidents at 104, followed by Champasak at 96, and 80 in Savannakhet province.
The main causes of the road accidents were drunk driving and speeding, according to the report. ■