According to figures released by the Icelandic Transport Authority 27 Chinese travellers were injured in car accidents in Iceland in 2015. This is an enormous increase over the year before when only one Chinese national was injured in road accidents in Iceland. Chinese travellers were the largest group of foreign visitors injured in traffic accidents in 2015.
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The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that the second largest group of foreign visitors who were injured in car accidents in 2015, were Americans. A total of 20 American travellers were injured in car accidents, 19 Polish visitors, 15 Germans and 10 British visitors. The high number of Chinese visitors who were injured in road accidents is striking when we consider the fact that only 47,000 Chinese visitors came to Iceland, compared to nearly 480,000 Americans and British visitors.
According to figures released by the Icelandic Transport Authority 27 Chinese travellers were injured in car accidents in Iceland in 2015. This is an enormous increase over the year before when only one Chinese national was injured in road accidents in Iceland. Chinese travellers were the largest group of foreign visitors injured in traffic accidents in 2015.
Read more: The dangers of Iceland's narrow roads: A terrifying video of a car crash caught on a dashboard cam
The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service reports that the second largest group of foreign visitors who were injured in car accidents in 2015, were Americans. A total of 20 American travellers were injured in car accidents, 19 Polish visitors, 15 Germans and 10 British visitors. The high number of Chinese visitors who were injured in road accidents is striking when we consider the fact that only 47,000 Chinese visitors came to Iceland, compared to nearly 480,000 Americans and British visitors.
