Traffic accidents sharply fall during holiday

Vietnam saw 111 traffic accidents on the four-day Reunification Day and May Day Holiday, starting from April 30, leaving 58 deaths and 64 other injured.

Vietnam saw 111 traffic accidents on the four-day Reunification Day and May Day Holiday, starting from April 30, leaving 58 deaths and 64 other injured.

  

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According to the Railway and Road Traffic Police Department, the figures represented a decrease by 22, 21 and 12 respectively against the same period last year.

Of the figure, road traffic accidents accounted for the majority with 109 cases, killing 56 and injuring 64, down 23 and 12 respectively on-year.

The major causes of the traffic accidents during the holiday were related to driving in the wrong lanes, speeding and alcohol use.

Gateway areas in Hanoi and HCM City faced serious traffic congestion on the afternoon of April 29 and the morning of April 30. Meanwhile, illegal motorbike racing also occurred in some southern localities such as Vinh Long, Can Tho, Dong Thap, Tien Giang and Dong Nai. As a result, 103 motorbikes in these localities were confiscated.

During the four-day holiday, the traffic police across the country found more than 32,600 violations. Among those, 3,400 involved alcohol use and 15 drug use. Violators were fined a total of VND32 billion (USD1.39 million).