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China recorded fewer traffic accidents in 2001 than in 2000 and a lower going continued in January this year．
The traffic accidents in 2001 totaled 270, 000, fewer by 20, 000 than in 2000．
But the number of the dead for 2001 was 54, 000, an increase of 1, 000 from the year before．The increase was not as slow as that in recent years．
A government official said in Beijing yesterday that 3, 812 persons were killed in highway traffic accidents last month, a group of 12.8 percent from January 2001．He also said there were 21, 201 traffic accidents in the first month of the year, 10.1 percent fewer than January last year, and 11, 700 people．
The traffic accidents last year caused a loss worth 27.32 million yuan, about 2.9 million US dollars．
Economic Daily also said 170, 000 persons were injured in the traffic accidents in 2001, fewer by 10, 000 than in 2000．
(From China Daily, February 16, 2002)
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