The Minister of Public Security stated that 27,000 people in the country have died due to road accidents in the past 10 years.
More people have died in road accidents in the last 10 years than in the last 30 years of war in the country.
He further stated that this situation has arisen due to speeding, drunken driving and driving in violation of traffic rules.
He also said that plans are afoot to introduce a new range of devices to crack down on drunk drivers.