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Traffic accidents claim 66 lives during three-day holiday

A total of 66 people were killed and 60 others were injured in 97 traffic accidents during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday, which started on April 13.
Traffic accidents claim 66 lives during three-day holiday ảnh 1A traffic accident in Vietnam (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A total of 66 people were killed and 60 others were injured in97 traffic accidents during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday, whichstarted on April 13.

Accordingto the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, duringthe three-day holiday, there were 95 road accidents, claiming 65 lives andwounding 59. In addition, one person was killed and another was injured in tworail accidents.

Inthe period, police handled about 13,730 road traffic violations, with totalfines of more than 12.6 billion VND (about 543,000 USD). Some 1,600 vehicleswere seized and 18,340 drivers had their licences revoked.

Meanwhile, waterway traffic police dealt with 947 violatingcases, with fines worth 936 million VND (about 40,330 USD).

OnApril 15, the last day of the holiday, 33 traffic accidents took placenationwide, all of them road accidents, resulting in 25 deaths and 18 people beinginjured.

Somesevere accidents were reported in the holiday. One of them occurred in thecentral province of Thanh Hoa on April 15, leaving three students on a scooterdead after crashing into some construction materials.

Aday earlier, an accident between a car and electric scooter also in Thanh Hoaprovince claimed two lives, and one person suffered grave injuries.-VNA

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