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Traffic accidents claim 110 lives during holiday

As many as 240 traffic accidents occurred across the country during the five-day holiday from April 27 to May 1, killing 110 people and injuring 185 others.
As many as 240 traffic accidents occurred across the country during thefive-day holiday from April 27 to May 1, killing 110 people andinjuring 185 others.

The Road and Railway TrafficPolice Department said that in the central province of ThuaThien Hue , six passengers died and another seven were injured in acollision between a container truck and a bus on April 30.

During the holiday, n o railway accident was reported, it said.

Also in the period, the traffic police handled 41,000 traffic violations, fining more than 20 billion VND (960,000 USD).-VNA
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