A total 2,762 traffic accidents were reported in the first quarter of 2022 (from December 15, 2021 to March 14, 2022), down 662 (19.33 percent) from the same period last year, heard a virtual conference on traffic safety in Q1 held on April 14.
Hanoi (VNA) – A total 2,762 traffic accidents werereported in the first quarter of 2022 (from December 15, 2021 to March 14,2022), down 662 (19.33 percent) from the same period last year, heard a virtualconference on traffic safety in Q1 held on April 14.
The accidents killed 1,676 people, down 67 (3.84 percent), andinjured 1,742, down 739 (29.8 percent).
According to Vice Chairman of the National Traffic SafetyCommittee Khuat Viet Hung, the majority of the accidents happened on the road(2,731 cases, down 665 cases or 19.34 percent year on year). The fatalities in roadaccidents came to 1,630, a reduction of 80 deaths or 4.68 percent.
There were 18 railway accidents, claiming the lives of 11 andcausing injury to 6, down 2 cases, 5 deaths and 1 injured person.
On the nation’s waterways, 12 accidents happened, killing 25 andinjured 1, down 2 cases but up 15 in fatalities.
Meanwhile, 10 people died and went missing in one maritime accident in theperiod.
In the field of civil aviation, one A-level accident was recorded in flyingtraining and 14 incidents that posed a threat to safety at levels C (1incident) and D (13 incidents), a reduction of 21.1 percent year on year.
Minister of Transport and Standing Vice Chairman of the National Traffic SafetyCommittee Nguyen Van The said despite the decreases in accidents andfatalities, the goal of reducing traffic accident fatalities by 5-10 percenthas not been achieved. He required local administrations to take more drasticactions to curb traffic accidents and deaths.
The minister urged themass media to promote communication campaigns to raise public awareness abouttraffic rules. He also directed relevant forces to intensify road patrol toprevent and timely handle violations of traffic rules, especially during theupcoming national holidays on the Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day./.
As many as 963 traffic accidents were reported from December 15, 2021 to January 14, 2022, killing 565 people and injuring 599 others, the National Traffic Safety Committee said.
As many as 216 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 121 people and injuring 138 others during the Lunar New Year holiday from January 29 to February 6, reported the Traffic Police Department.
A year-on-year drop of 15.4 percent was recorded in the number of traffic accidents from January 15 to February 14 to 1,011 cases, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.
A total of 37 people were killed and 52 others were injured in 81 traffic accidents nationwide during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday, which started on April 9.
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