Traffic accidents, deaths drop in six months of 2017. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - More than 9,500 traffic accidents occurred across the country in the first six months of this year, killing more than 4,100 people and injuring over 7,000 others, according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety.
The figures represented a drop of 636 in the number of accidents, 229 in the number of dead, and 1,004 in the number of injured compared to the same period last year.
The deadliest accident occurred in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai at the beginning of May when a coach crashed into a lorry, killing 13 people and injuring dozens of others.
In June, more than 1,500 traffic accidents were recorded with over 600 dead and 1,300 injured.-VNA
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