The nation saw a rise in the number of fatal crashes caused by drivers aged 75 and over in 2018, police data showed Thursday, highlighting the country's need to take further steps to curb such incidents amid the aging of its population.
Elderly drivers caused a record 14.8 percent of all 3,099 fatal collisions nationwide last year, according to the National Police Agency.
The number of fatal crashes caused by elderly drivers, at 460, was up 42 from the previous year for the first increase in six years.