Traffic accidents down in ten months
Traffic accidents decreased in three criteria year-on-year from September 15 to October 14, said Chief of the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee Tran Huu Minh.
Accordingly, the number of cases was down by 542, or 40.45% while the number of deaths and injured decreased by 216 and 482, respectively, equivalent to 36.42% and 45.69%.
During the period, 798 accidents nationwide killed 377 people and injured 573 others.
From December 15, 2020 to October 14, 2021, as many as 8,959 accidents left 4,552 dead and 6,218 wounded, marking a respective annual decrease of 25.52%, 18.5% and 30.42%.
Of accidents, 8,852 cases were on road, claiming 4,465 lives and injuring 6,204 others, falling by 25.52%, 18.45% and 30.38%, respectively.
In 57 railway accidents, 46 were killed and 13 others were injured, down 26.92%, 20.69% and 38.1%, respectively.
On waterway, 44 cases left 32 dead and one injured, marking a respective reduction of 24.14%, 25.58% and 80% year-on-year.
