Speeding a factor in more than half of the year’s road fatalities

Speeding has contributed to 24 of the 34 fatal accidents that have occurred for the year, police said yesterday.

There has been a 26% decrease in accidents and fatalities up to the end of May, 2012, when compared to the statistics for the same period last year, police said in a statement.

A total of 46 fatal accidents were recorded up to the end of May, 2011 and which resulted in 47 deaths, including those of two children. Meanwhile, in 2012, there were 34 accidents which resulted in