The number of traffic accidents in Gozo has risen by more than a third.

Figures released by the National Statistics Office showed the figure went up by 34.9 per cent in Gozo and Comino between April and June, over the same period last year.

The northern (9.3 per cent) and western (3.6 per cent) districts were the only other regions in the islands to have seen increases.

In all, there were 3,741 traffic accidents in Malta and Gozo. Two drivers died.

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