Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has asked officials, Party members, civil servants and public employees, parents and teachers to set examples in abiding by laws and creating motivation to raise awareness of voluntarily obeying traffic rules, gradually building a safe traffic culture for society.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and the National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) are set to jointly hold a requiem for peace of the souls of traffic accident victims on December 29 at Long Hung Pagoda in Dong Anh district of Hanoi.

Vietnam is among 45 out of 193 UN member countries whose deaths in road accidents decreased by over 30% in the 2011-2020 period, said Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman of the National Road Traffic Safety Committee.

VOV.VN - A total of 8,335 traffic accidents occurred nationwide over the past nine months, killing 4,765 people and injuring 5,802 others, according to a report unveiled by the National Committee for Traffic Safety.

The numbers of traffic accidents and related deaths and injured people during the first seven months of 2023 decreased compared to the same period last year, reported the National Traffic Safety Committee.

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.

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%.

VOV.VN - Approximately 11,500 traffic accidents nationwide killed a total of 6,384 people and injured 7,804 others between December 15, 2021, and December 14, 2022, according to figures given by the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee.

There were 1,111 traffic accidents nationwide from October 15 to November 14, killing 579 people and injuring 833 others, said chief of the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee Tran Huu Minh.