Traffic accidents claim nearly 4,000 lives
More than 10,700 traffic accidents have occurred nationwide so far this year, killing 3,928 people and injuring 10,556 others.
Traffic police handled nearly 1.8 million road traffic violations, fining over VND1 trillion (US$47 million) and seizing over 11,500 cars and 215,800 motorbikes, according to the National Committee for Traffic Safety.
Last year, the country recorded nearly 29,400 traffic accidents that claimed the lives of 9,369 people and injuring 29,500 others.