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‘Cycling as risky as riding motorcycle’ in Lithuania – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that cycling in Lithuania is just as dangerous as riding a motorcycle or driving a car. However, the highest mortality rate is recorded in car-related accidents, according to […]
Society
Spike in traffic accidents reverses Lithuanian road safety trends
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%.
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Society
Passengers of drunk drivers to face fines in Lithuania
The Lithuanian parliament is considering a law that would punish passengers of intoxicated drivers. […]
CORPORATE
Not a single child killed on Lithuania’s roads last year
Not a single child has been killed on the roads due to their own negligence last year, said Lithuanian police spokeswoman Marija Kazanovič on the LRT show Labas Rytas Lietuva. This is the first time […]
Foreign affairs
Economy
Lithuanian plane veers off runway at Birmingham airport
A plane owned by the Lithuanian charter carrier Small Planet Airlines skidded off the runway at Birmingham Airport, UK, on Sunday. […]
Economy
Lithuania commended for improving road safety
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. […]
Society
Drunk police officer kills two in car crash in north Lithuania
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. […]