One million people die on world's roads every year

Nearly 1.2 million people die each year on the world's roads, and the number will rise by 65% over the first two decades of this century, says a report published this week by the World Health Organization and the World Bank. Most of the extra deaths will occur in the developing world.

Road traffic injuries and deaths are a major public health crisis that is being neglected by governments and the media, concludes the report, which …