Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha has signed a directive to strengthen traffic safety measures in 2025.

VOV.VN - Many road users in Hanoi have been surprised by stiffer fines imposed for violations of traffic laws under a new Government decree that came into effect on January 1, 2025.

VOV.VN - There were a total of 1,869 traffic accidents nationwide from September 15 to October 14, claiming 944 lives and injuring 1,299 others, reported the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security.

VOV.VN - As many as 6,552 traffic accidents occurred nationwide in the first quarter of the year, killing 2,723 people and injuring 2,924 others, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

VOV.VN - As many as 83 traffic accidents occurred nationwide on February 11, or the second day of the lunar new year, causing 28 deaths and 87 injuries, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

VOV.VN - Major arteries of Hanoi capital were heavily congested on December 29 afternoon, the last working day of 2023, as residents began travelling to their home town to enjoy their three-day New Year holiday.

VOV.VN - A national ceremony was held in the northern province of Hoa Binh on November 19 in commemoration of victims of traffic accidents in response to World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has promulgated the Law on Persons with Disabilities, along with a national programme in support of people with disabilities, as well as standards and regulations aimed at designing transportation infrastructure for this group of people. However, the implementation of these policies has so far failed to meet expectations.

Eighty-three traffic accidents happened in the three days of the New Year, killing 50 people and injuring 51 others, an increase of 29.7%, 31.6% and 45.7%, respectively, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Sixty four traffic accidents took place nationwide during the three-day solar New Year holiday (January 1-3), causing 38 deaths, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department.