GOVERNMENT FAILS TO EXECUTE PRESIDENT'S INSTRUCTIONS: In Zhambyl region since the beginning of 2013 drunk drivers committed 12 accidents, 10 people killed, 17 injured
"Kazakhstan is holding the first place in mortality due to cardiovascular disease, the second due to road accidents. Within the past year 2,145 people were killed on roads. In the current year for the first nine months 2,273 have died and 22 thousand have received injury. A drunk driver is obviously a criminal", added the President instructing the Interior Minister Kalmukhanbet Kassymov and the Security Council to consider the issue.
In Zhambyl region for 10 months drunk drivers have made 12 road accidents killing 10 people and injuring 17. This has been reported in the press service of the regional Internal Affairs Department.
Since the beginning of the year traffic police of Zhambyl region has conducted preventive operations named "Bus", "Contraflow lane", "Caution! Children!", "We are for safety on roads", "Wedding procession", "Pedestrians' safety", "The safe way", "Ekosakshy", "The belt".