A requiem for the peace of the souls of traffic accident victims washeld at the Vietnam Buddhism Academy in Hanoi on November 10.
The occasion was part of an event in response toWorld Day of Remembrance for Victims of Road Traffic Accidents, whichfalls on the third Sunday of November.
At theceremony, hundreds of Buddhist monks, nuns and relatives of victimsgathered to pray for peace of the souls of the victims and raiseawareness of the serious consequences that traffic accidents have, thusraising public understanding and observance of traffic laws.
At the requiem, Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang expressed hissympathy to the families of victims. He called for all strata of peopleto abide by traffic regulations and safety, and share the loss sufferedby victims’ families.
This year has seen an averageof 25 people die each day on Vietnam ’s roads - a 17 percentreduction on previous years.
In thefirst nine months of 2012, 23,200 traffic accidents were reported acrossthe country, causing 6,657 deaths and 2,681 injuries.
In Vietnam, over 17,700 road accidents occurred each year in the2000-11 period, killing 11,600 people and injuring more than 16,000,according to statistics from the National Traffic Safety Committee.-VNA
The occasion was part of an event in response toWorld Day of Remembrance for Victims of Road Traffic Accidents, whichfalls on the third Sunday of November.
At theceremony, hundreds of Buddhist monks, nuns and relatives of victimsgathered to pray for peace of the souls of the victims and raiseawareness of the serious consequences that traffic accidents have, thusraising public understanding and observance of traffic laws.
At the requiem, Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang expressed hissympathy to the families of victims. He called for all strata of peopleto abide by traffic regulations and safety, and share the loss sufferedby victims’ families.
This year has seen an averageof 25 people die each day on Vietnam ’s roads - a 17 percentreduction on previous years.
In thefirst nine months of 2012, 23,200 traffic accidents were reported acrossthe country, causing 6,657 deaths and 2,681 injuries.
In Vietnam, over 17,700 road accidents occurred each year in the2000-11 period, killing 11,600 people and injuring more than 16,000,according to statistics from the National Traffic Safety Committee.-VNA
