Traffic accidents claim 780 lives over 30 days
VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 1,762 traffic accidents in the 30 day period spanning December 16, 2017 to January 15, 2018, killing 780 people and injuring 1,348 others, according to a brief report from the Ministry of Public Security’s Office.
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Road collisions made up the majority of the accidents with 872 cases reported.
According to the National Traffic Safety Committee, a concerted effort towards safer road use has been made following the launch of Traffic Safety Year 2018 themed “Traffic safety for children”, with ministries, departments, socio-political organizations, and localities actively implementing stronger traffic safety measures since the early days of the year, however, the number of accidents has still increased.
In February – the month of traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) and spring festivities, the major focus will be on stepping up communication on traffic safety and traffic injury prevention through mass media, setting up telephone hotlines to report traffic accidents and congestion to provide a timely response, and handling road users’ violations of drink-driving laws.
