A total of 3,190 people were hospitalised nationwide due to traffic accidents from April 29 morning to May 1 morning as the country is on a 5-day holiday on the occasion of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, National Reunification Day and May Day, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - More than 45,000 people were hospitalised nationwide during the initial two days of public holidays, along with 786 deaths, of which 34 cases were traffic accident victims and seven were related to COVID-19, according to the Ministry of Health.

Along with efforts of ministries, sectors and localities, it is crucial to strengthen communications to improve public awareness of ensuring safety while participating in the traffic, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has stressed.

VOV.VN - Traffic accidents killed a total of 1,436 people and injured 917 others in during the first three months of the year, marking decreases of 14.3% and 3.2% respectively against the same period from last year.

VOV.VN - At least four people have died and five others have been injured after a truck flipped over and became wedged against the foot of a cliff in the south central province of Phu Yen on April 3.

VOV.VN - Two people were killed on March 23 after their car fell into a 70-metre abyss in Loc Nga commune of Bao Loc city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong.

VOV.VN - As many as 13 people have been injured after a truck collided with a passenger bus in Quy Nhon city of Binh Dinh province in central Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Three people have died and 13 people have been in injured in an incident involving a passenger bus colliding with a van on the early morning of February 21 in the central province of Quang Nam.

The Ministry of Transport on launched the Traffic Safety Year 2023, which aims to decrease the annual number of accidents, deaths, and injuries by five to 10%.

As many as 152 traffic accidents occurred in the country during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, from January 20 to January 26, a year-on-year decrease of 12 cases, according to the Ministry of Transport.