Road accidents claim 72 lives during May break in Poland

During the long May holiday week (April 27-May 6) as many as 72 people have died and 1,081 have been injured in 850 road accidents nationwide. Furthermore, police stopped 3,582 drunk drivers. As with each year, many Poles took advantage of having two public holidays in the beginning of May (May 1 and May 3) and with some additional vacation days, many of them went on the road for some much-needed breaks. Out of the whole period, the last day on May 6 was the most tragic with 11 casualties, 104 accidents, and 284 drunk drivers apprehended by the police.