Activities planned for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims

VOV.VN - The National Traffic Safety Committee will organise a range of activities across the country in response to World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims that falls on November 20 this year.

The committee is set to launch communication campaigns to raise public awareness of the devastating impact of traffic accidents, equip people with knowledge of traffic safety rules, and call for help for victims of traffic accidents and their families.

It will coordinate with organisations, companies, and philanthropists to offer assistance to the victims, including those receiving treatment in hospital and their families living in especially difficult circumstances across northern and southern regions.

A total of 9,212 traffic accidents occurred nationwide during the initial 10 months of the year, killing 5,221 people and injuring 6,140 others, according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

Globally annual road traffic accidents claim around 1.3 million lives, with road traffic accidents now the leading killer of people aged 15 to 27.

2022 will mark the 11th year that Vietnam has responded to World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims by organising memorial activities for victims of traffic accidents and expressing compassion to victims and sharing the burden with their families.

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