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Traffic accidents claim over 5,450 lives in 10 months

A total of 5,456 people were killed and 8,630 others injured in 11,653 traffic accidents nationwide in the first ten months of 2020, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.
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Hanoi (VNA) - A total of 5,456 peoplewere killed and 8,630 others injured in 11,653 traffic accidents nationwide inthe first ten months of 2020, according to the National Traffic SafetyCommittee.

The figures were down 18.23 percent, 13.64 percent, and 20.63 percent,respectively, against the same period last year.

More than 6,580 road accidents left 5,348 dead and 3,500 injured in the period.

Meanwhile, 58 people were killed and 18 injured in 73 railway accidents.

Fifty two accidents on waterways claimed the lives of 41 people and injuredfive others, while nine were killed in 10 maritime accidents.

In October alone, there were 1,299 traffic accidents that killed 580 people andinjured 1,021 others, said Office Chief of the National Committee for TrafficSafety Nguyen Trong Thai./.
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