50 killed in road accidents during New Year holidays

By Anh Duy   January 2, 2023 | 08:53 pm PT
50 killed in road accidents during New Year holidays
A car accident in the northern province of Quang Ninh on January 1, 2022. Photo by the Ministry of Transport
There were 83 traffic accidents in which 50 people died during the three-day New Year holiday that ended on Monday.

Another 51 people were injured.

The number of deaths and injuries were 31% and 45% higher than a year ago when it was again a three-day holiday. The number of accidents rose by 29%.

There were also 21,800 cases of violations of traffic rules for which the police slapped fines of more than VND37 billion ($1.57 million), revoked 3,600 people's driving licenses and seized 6,540 vehicles, including 388 cars.

 
 
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