Traffic death toll rises slightly in first quarter
Traffic deaths in the first quarter of this year rose by 0.7 percent against the same period last year, according to statistics from the National Committee for Traffic Safety.
The period saw more than 6,500 traffic accidents, killing nearly 2,600 people and injuring another 6,400.
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The committee said the number of accidents and injuries declined by 21.54 percent and 28.07 percent year on year, respectively.
Road accidents still claimed the highest death toll - over 2,500 deaths - followed by rail accidents 42 and waterways 15.
According to the committee, motorists without safe helmets, drunken driving, overloaded buses and over-speeding are still key reasons for the accidents among others.