Ceremony held in remembrance of traffic accident victims
Vietnam’s National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 15 to commemorate the victims of fatal road traffic accidents and call for people’s higher road sense.
At the ceremony to commemorate the victims of fatal road traffic accidents on November 15 (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s National Traffic Safety Committee (NTSC) held a ceremony in Hanoi on November 15 to commemorate the victims of fatal road traffic accid🐈ents and call for people’s higher road sense.
The event was organised in response to the World Day of Remembrance for Victims of Road Traffic Accidents, which falls on the third Sunday of November. This is the fourth year such a ceremony has been held so far in Vietnam.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is also the NTSC Chairman called on all people to obey traffic rules to ensure safety for others and for themselves.
In the light of 600 candles, participants observed a one-minute silence in honour of those who had died of traffic accidents.
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At the ceremony to commemorate the victims of fatal road traffic accidents on November 15 (Source: VNA)
