Over 180 accidents on area roads

Laura Drake, Ottawa Citizen

Slippery, slushy conditions made for dangerous roads on Monday, with 187 accidents reported in Eastern Ontario - far more than on a usual winter day, according to the Ontario Provincial Police.

"It never ceases to amaze me," said OPP Acting Sgt. Chris Watkins of the fact that the number of accidents goes up every time the weather turns foul.

Luckily, none of the accidents caused more than minor injuries. However, Acting Sgt. Watkins stressed the need for people to change their driving habits when the roads are wet.

"People need to slow down, that's really the key," he said. "I've investigated a lot of accidents and in poor weather, it's just people driving too fast for the road conditions."

The snowfall should end at around midnight on Monday, according to Environment Canada. Tuesday and Wednesday are expected to be relatively clear, but snow is back in the forecast for Thursday and Friday.

Source-http://www.canada.com

Angola: Road Accidents Claim 10 Lives in Bocoio

At least ten people were reportedly killed and 21 injured in Bocoio district, south-western Benguela province, following 25 road accidents recorded during 2007, said the district Command of National Police.

High-speed, drunk and driving, and flouting the road regulation, were accounted for the accidents, happened in road linking Bocoio/Lobito, whose material damage was estimated at AKz 534,000.

During the referred period, the local Command also registered 108 assorted crimes, 105 of which were clarified, and 119 people were detained supposedly involved in criminal activities.

Angola: Road Accidents Claim 10 Lives in Bocoio

source-http://allafrica.com/

Road accidents claim nine lives

Eight people, including a 2-year-old boy, have died in an accident involving four vehicles on the N12.

According to Joburg metro police spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar, the driver of a Mazda 3 travelling east along the N12 lost control just before the Golden Highway off-ramp just before 2pm on Saturday.

The car smashed into a truck before colliding head-on with a taxi before hitting a Ford Bantam.

Minnaar said four of the Mazda 3's passengers, along with the taxi driver and three of his passengers, including a 2-year-old boy, died in the crash.

According to Netcare 911 spokesperson Nick Dollman, firefighters had to use the jaws of life to free several of the dead and injured from the wreckages. Paramedics meanwhile attended to 20 patients, airlifting one to Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital.

By Laura Lopez Gonzalez

Source-http://www.iol.co.za