Hanoi (VNA) - Traffic accidents killed 6,204 people nationwide in the first seven months of this year, a decline of 717 or 10.36% year-on-year, according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety.
As many as 14,242 traffic accidents were reported across the country during the period, injuring 10,976 people, up 32.95% compared to the same period last year.
Of the total, 14,125 road accidents killed 6,126 people and injured 10,953 others; 84 railway, 60 and eight; 30 waterway, 17 and injured five; and three marine, one.
In July alone, 1,889 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 860 people and injuring 1,424 others.
Notably, three accidents occurring on the Hanoi – Hai Phong expressway passing through Gia Loc district in the northern province of Hai Duong, and another on the Trung Luong – My Thuan expressway resulted in serious consequences.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam received 126 mandatory safety reports, one Level B, one Level C, and 48 Level D incidents, including 32 relating to a technical failure, two to a bird strike, 13 to flight crew, and three to technical staff, among others./.
