More than 6,500 traffic accidents have occurred across Vietnam so far this year, resulting in 2,427 deaths and leaving 6,427 people injured.
According to the National Committee for Traffic Safety, declines were seen in the number of cases (13.7 percent), fatalities (5.8 percent) and injuries (17.4 percent) in comparison with the corresponding period last year.
However, the figures are still worrying. In March alone, 609 people were killed and 1,721 others injured in 1,750 traffic collisions.
In the first three months, traffic police across the country have handled nearly 998,000 violation cases, collecting a total administrative fine of 577 billion VND (27.1 million USD) and detaining 6,300 cars and nearly 115,000 motorbikes .
During a recent conference, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked ministries and authorities to tighten the management of transportation services and vehicle capacity, devise plans to curb traffic accidents in rural areas and name and shame traffic violators on the media.-VNA
According to the National Committee for Traffic Safety, declines were seen in the number of cases (13.7 percent), fatalities (5.8 percent) and injuries (17.4 percent) in comparison with the corresponding period last year.
However, the figures are still worrying. In March alone, 609 people were killed and 1,721 others injured in 1,750 traffic collisions.
In the first three months, traffic police across the country have handled nearly 998,000 violation cases, collecting a total administrative fine of 577 billion VND (27.1 million USD) and detaining 6,300 cars and nearly 115,000 motorbikes .
During a recent conference, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked ministries and authorities to tighten the management of transportation services and vehicle capacity, devise plans to curb traffic accidents in rural areas and name and shame traffic violators on the media.-VNA
