Traffic accidents have killed 2,100 people and injured 3,800 others in the first three months of 2017, which is a decrease compared to the same period last year.
Hanoi (VNA) - Traffic accidents have killed 2,100 people and injured3,800 others in the first three months of 2017, which is a decrease compared tothe same period last year.
The National Committee for Traffic Safety said there were 80 fewer deaths,equivalent to a 3.65 percent drop compared to the same period in 2016, and 687fewer injuries, down 15.19 percent.
At 4,800, the total number of traffic accidents was down by 175 cases, or 3.51percent, compared to the corresponding period in 2016.
In March, the country saw 1,347 traffic accidents, with 544 deaths and 1,175injuries, down by 20, 59 and 20, respectively, year-on-year.
In the latest accident, on March 26, two people died and 10 others were injuredwhen two coaches collided on a section of National Highway 20 that runs acrossthe Central Highland province of Lam Dong.
In the first quarter of 2017, the traffic police handled 986,714 cases oftraffic violations nationwide, with a total administrative fine of around 593billion VND (22.2 million USD). Around 88,000 drivers had their drivinglicences revoked for breaking traffic rules.
At a teleconference held in Hanoi earlier this month to review traffic safetyand to roll out tasks for 2017, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh requestedministries, agencies and localities to work more closely together in order toreduce the number of accidents, deaths and injuries.
Localities nationwide were asked to closely monitor the operations of transportcompanies specialising in road and internal waterways, especially passengerservices. They were also instructed to ensure that traffic infrastructure doesnot get affected, especially in accident-prone areas on national and localhighways and intersections.
This year, Vietnam aims to reduce road and railway accidents by 5 to 10 percentcompared to 2016, and at least 5 percent of serious accidents involvingrailways, inland waterways and coaches.-VNA
The National Committee for Traffic Safety blamed the rise in traffic accidents in February partly on a surge of visitors to traditional festivals after the Lunar New Year holiday.
As many as 3,465 traffic accidents occurred across the country in the first two months of this year, leaving 1,570 dead and 2,660 injured, an official has said.
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Scene at a traffic accident (Photo: VNA) 
