Hanoi (VNA)☂ – A total of 1,995 traffic accidents occurred nationwide in the month from March 15 to April 14, killing 845 people and injuring 1,537, according to the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee.
Compared to the same period in 2023, the number of accidents increased by 334 while the number of deaths decreased by 62, and the number of injured people increased by 431. Of the accidents, 1,979 accidents occurred on the road, killing 834 and injuring 1,535 people; 12 on the railway, killing nine and injuring two; four on waterways, causing two deaths.
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