The scene of a serious traffic accident (Illustrative photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –Up to 147 accidents occurred during the four-day New Year holidays (December29-January 1), claiming 110 lives and wounding 61 people, reported the NationalCommittee for Traffic Safety.
On average, there werenearly 28 deaths a day, higher than last year’s figure of 22.
Road traffic made up themajority of the accidents with 145 cases out of 147 and 109 deaths out of 110.The remaining two were blamed on rail transport, with one death and one injury.
The most seriousaccident was a collision between a passenger coach and a truck on National RoadNo 1 in the south central province of Binh Thuan, leaving two dead and sevenwounded.
The top causes ofaccidents were speeding, driving in the wrong lane, changing lanes or directionwithout signalling, or driving under the influence, while violations like not wearinghelmets were very common.
Traffic police officershandled over 19,200 violations, giving out fines of 16.3 billion VND (703,000USD), revoking licences of 1,000 drivers and impounding more than 2,800vehicles.
According to reports, onthe first day of the four-day holiday, heavy traffic and frequent congestionwere witnessed in the two largest cities in the country, Hanoi and Ho Chi MinhCity.
On the contrary, evenduring afternoon rush hour on the last day, when masses of people were expectedto return to Hanoi, important traffic junctions including Phap Van, Giai Phong,Thanh Tri bridge, Minh Khai, Tam Trinh and Chuong Duong bridge did not sufferserious jams, only slight difficulties in moving were reported due to highertraffic than usual.
During the holidays, theNational Committee for Traffic Safety said it received 81 calls reportingcoaches loading more passengers onto vehicles than allowed, collecting feeshigher than the printed amount, and other types of road annoyances on theexpressways.-VNA
On average, there werenearly 28 deaths a day, higher than last year’s figure of 22.
Road traffic made up themajority of the accidents with 145 cases out of 147 and 109 deaths out of 110.The remaining two were blamed on rail transport, with one death and one injury.
The most seriousaccident was a collision between a passenger coach and a truck on National RoadNo 1 in the south central province of Binh Thuan, leaving two dead and sevenwounded.
The top causes ofaccidents were speeding, driving in the wrong lane, changing lanes or directionwithout signalling, or driving under the influence, while violations like not wearinghelmets were very common.
Traffic police officershandled over 19,200 violations, giving out fines of 16.3 billion VND (703,000USD), revoking licences of 1,000 drivers and impounding more than 2,800vehicles.
According to reports, onthe first day of the four-day holiday, heavy traffic and frequent congestionwere witnessed in the two largest cities in the country, Hanoi and Ho Chi MinhCity.
On the contrary, evenduring afternoon rush hour on the last day, when masses of people were expectedto return to Hanoi, important traffic junctions including Phap Van, Giai Phong,Thanh Tri bridge, Minh Khai, Tam Trinh and Chuong Duong bridge did not sufferserious jams, only slight difficulties in moving were reported due to highertraffic than usual.
During the holidays, theNational Committee for Traffic Safety said it received 81 calls reportingcoaches loading more passengers onto vehicles than allowed, collecting feeshigher than the printed amount, and other types of road annoyances on theexpressways.-VNA
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