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The Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras, through the Department of Public Safety, has worked this February with the Provincial Traffic joining the Special Campaign Monitoring and Control Trucks and Vans in the town.

Specifically, agents local police in Puerto Lumbreras have inspected vehicles (authorizations and documents, technical conditions yelementos safety, etc..) And drivers (driving license, driving times and rest and alcohol).

In total, 34 vehicles were inspected, of which none have been reported.

Councillor for Public Safety, Dolores Arenas, explained that "drive a truck or van is not like driving a tourism and the risk is higher because of the burden they carry. In this type of vehicle is usually higher incidence of Outputs pathway and rollovers can be explained by overloading them. "

Notably, in 2013 in Spain, the vans were involved in an accident rate slightly greater casualties on urban roads in the trunk.

However, it is in the latter way accidents have occurred where 81% of deaths and 90% of serious injuries vans users and 69% of third deceased occupants of other vehicles.

Trucks up to 3,500 kg of MMA were involved in 1,764 accidents with victims and their incidence was slightly higher in the urban roads than in urban areas.

Regarding the occupants died, third deceased (occupants of other vehicles in accidents were involved this type of truck), seriously injured and slightly injured occupants were produced mostly in accidents on interurban roads.

The road accident, at the national level down for the tenth consecutive year.

In 2013 there have been 173 fatalities less than in the previous year (year in which 1,304 deaths occurred).

In regards to the seriously injured on interurban roads have also registered declines, 5,206 in 2013, compared to 6,178 that had occurred in 2012.

In Puerto Lumbreras, there has been no fatal or serious injuries, where a van or truck accident is involved.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras