Hanoi (VNA) – A total of 12,675traffic accidents occurred nationwide in the nine months to September 14, killing5,659 people and injured 9,619 others, according to a report of the NationalCommittee for Traffic Safety.
The number of accidents dropped 4.28percent compared to the same period last year, while the number of deaths andwounded victims also declined 5.87 percent and 6.78 percent in the period,respectively.
Among the accidents, 12,501 happened on theroads, 121 on the railways, 43 on waterways and 10 at sea.
September alone saw 1,344 traffic accidentscross the country, killing 563 people and wounding 1,032.
The month saw a yearly decrease of 7.95percent in the number of accidents; 12.85 percent and 7.37 percent in that ofdeaths and the injured./.
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