DID YOU KNOW: Road fatalities

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s Metro Manila Accident Recording and Analysis System recorded a total of 269 fatalities from road accidents between January and July this year. Of the 269 persons who were killed, 123 were drivers, 34 were passengers and 112 were pedestrians. A total of 12,015 nonfatal injuries were also recorded of the same period. —MARIELLE MEDINA, INQUIRER RESEARCH