17% increase in accidents in Tehran in the first half of the year; Reducing the number of fatalities The head of the accident department of the Greater Tehran Traffic Police announced that the number of fatalities in accidents in the capital in the first 6 months of 1405 decreased by 16% to 361 people. However, injury accidents increased by 15% and damage accidents by 17%. According to him, the total number of accidents in Tehran increased by 17% compared to the same period last year, which resulted from a 10% increase in the volume of vehicle traffic in the capital.