More than 1,500 people have been killed in traffic accidents in the first two months of 2018 in Vietnam, according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety. A car fell into a rice field in the central province of Quang Binh, killing two people on February 14. Photo by Vietnamnet The latest report from the committee shows that over the past two months, there were 3,345 traffic accidents nationwide, killing more than 1,500 people and injuring over 2,500 others. The horrific figures, however, showed an improvement in traffic safety in the country compared to the same period last year when the record was even higher. In February, 726 people were killed and 1,169 others injured in 1,583 traffic accidents, which is a fall of 100, 313 and 180, respectively from the numbers of February 2017. Like last year, the Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday saw a sharp increase in traffic accidents. A report from the Ministry of Public Security showed that as many as 195 people have been killed and 199 others injured in 218 traffic accidents during the seven days of the 2018 Tet holiday. Some provinces saw a high number of traffic accident fatalities including Dak Lak (14), Tien Giang and Ha Tinh (11), and Ba Ria-Vung Tau (10). Most of the accidents occurred on roads and were caused by drunk driving and breaking traffic rules, the committee said.
Nearly 7,200 people died from traffic accidents in the ten-month period ending on October 15, down almost 3.9 percent year on year, the National Traffic Safety Committee said on Thursday. The period, from December 16, 2014 to October 15, 2015, saw 18,437 traffic accidents take place across the country, claiming 7,185 lives and injuring 16,755 people, the committee said. This means that on average, around 718 people died per month in traffic accidents during the period, or nearly 24 people per day. In comparison with the same period last year, the numbers of traffic accidents and resulting deaths and injuries…... [read more]
As many as 4,800 people were killed in traffic accidents in Vietnam in the first five months this year, the Ministry of Transport says in a new report. During this period, about 4,400 people were injured in 5,700 accidents, mostly road accidents. While the number of accidents has reduced from the same period last year, casualties have increased with 51 more deaths and 240 injured . In May alone, more than 1,100 traffic accidents killed 925 people and injured 870 others, the report says. RELATED NEWS One dead as bus hit bike, plunges into streamSpeeding leads to highway deathsGet mean…... [read more]
240 traffic accidents occurred nationwide over the past five days, including Liberation Day (April 30) and International Workers' Day (May 1), killing 110 people and injuring 185 others, traffic police reported. This file photo shows police officers handling a traffic accident in Binh Dinh province - Tuoi Tre The five days ran from last Saturday, April 27 until yesterday afternoon, May 1, said the Road Traffic Police Department, under the Ministry of Public Security. Compared to last year's holiday season (four days), the number of accidents was doubled, the number of injured victims was higher, and the death…... [read more]
In 2017, Ho Chi Minh city is striving to reduce the number of traffic accidents by at least 5%, as well as the number of fatalities and the number of injured people in traffic accidents compared to 2016, while addressing traffic congestion in 37 points, especially in Cat Lai Port and Tan Son Nhat International Airport. The city People’s Committee assigned the city Traffic Safety Committee and relevant agencies to work closely together to effectively realise the program on reducing traffic congestion and accidents in the 2016-2020 period. In particular, the city People’s Committee asked the city Ho Chi Minh…... [read more]
The following is a DTiNews list of the worst traffic accidents of this year. There were nearly 10,000 fatalities in 2013, a number that is larger than last year. Passenger buses collide This accident occurred at around 12:40am on March 8, in Khanh Hoa Province. Two passenger buses had a head-on collision, leaving 9 people dead at the site, while two more died on the way to hospital and another. One other died when at the hospital. Over 50 were injured. Rescue workers had to use cranes and other heavy-duty machinery to cut through the metal of the buses. The…... [read more]
