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Update news traffic accidents
The number of people killed by road traffic accidents in Vietnam has dropped by nearly half from about 30 per day before 2012 to about 17 per day in 2022.
There were 3,159 traffic accidents nationwide from December 15 – April 14, claiming the lives of 1,895 people and injuring 2,154 others, reported the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee.
One person has died and a further eight others have been severely injured after a truck flipped over and became wedged against the foot of a cliff in the south central province of Phu Yen on April 3.
A female environmental worker was recently struck by a large-displacement motorcycle driver while on Thang Long Boulevard in Hanoi, resulting in a broken leg. The driver fled the scene.
At least three people have been killed and 13 others seriously injured after a passenger bus collided with a truck in the central province of Quang Nam early Tuesday morning.
A total of 152 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 89 people and injuring 111 others during the 2023 Tet Lunar New Year holiday from January 20-26, reported the Traffic Police Department.
Traffic accidents in Vietnam have seen drops in all the three criteria of cases, fatalities and injuries since the launch of a campaign to ensure safety and order for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Approximately 11,500 traffic accidents nationwide killed a total of 6,384 people and injured 7,804 others between December 15, 2021, and December 14, 2022, according to figures given by the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee.
More than 4,270 people died in traffic accidents in the first eight months of 2022, a rise of 8.67% over the same period last year, according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety.
A truck carrying a total of nine people plunged off a cliff in Dak Somei - Ha Dong inter-commune route in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on February 9, resulting in the death of six people and injuring three others.
As many as 11,495 traffic accidents nationwide killed 5,799 people and injured 8,018 others in one year between December 15, 2020 and December 14, 2021.
The National Traffic Safety Committee, Vietnam Television and Toyota Vietnam jointly hosted a ceremony on November 21 evening to commemorate victims of traffic accidents in Vietnam.
Through the app, government officials will receive data as actionable recommendations to make effective and evidence-based road safety interventions.
The Ministry of Public Security has devised a plan on inspecting drivers and handling traffic violations concerning "drunk vehicle drivers found having drugs in body and alcohol concentration".
As many as 31 road traffic accidents were recorded on February 15, or the fourth day of the Lunar New Year
Vice chairman of the National Committee on Traffic Safety Khuat Viet Hung speaks about ambitious plans to reduce the number of fatalities caused by road traffic accident to zero by 2045.
A total of 14,510 traffic accidents happened across Vietnam this year to December 23, killing 6,700 people and injuring 10,804 others, the National Traffic Safety Committee has revealed.
Vietnam has witnessed an overall decline in terms of the number of traffic accidents occurring over the past year, leaving 6,180 people dead and a further 9,959 people injured in such incidents.
New regulations have had a big impact on car and motorbike drivers this year.
The HCM City Traffic Police has started a two-month crackdown to inspect and handle road traffic violations on passenger transport services and motorbikes until the end of the year.