Road Accidents
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Rise In Tonga
Tonga’s Minister of Police, ’Akau’ola, has expressed grave concern at the 33 per cent, increase in traffic infringements for 1968 compared to the pre vious year’s figures. However, the number of vehicles on Tonga’s roads during the cor responding period, rose by 24.6 per cent.
Three road fatalities were re ported last year compared to four already in 1969. More traffic infringements may come before the end of the year.
Traffic infringements in Tonga have been on the rise for the past few years. There were 657 in 1967, 982 last year, and nearly 900 already in 1969, with the worst accident period of Christ mas yet to come.