On the 30th of Tet, traffic police handled 320 drivers violating alcohol concentration, fined more than 3 billion VND

Traffic Police Department, Ministry of Public Security informs about traffic order and safety situation on Lunar New Year 30, Canh Ty 2020.

Accordingly, this morning, there were 26 traffic accidents nationwide, killing 17 people and injuring 19 others. Of these, 26 were road traffic accidents, and no particularly serious accidents occurred.

Nghe An police will continue to check blood pressure during Tet holiday. Illustrative photo

Compared to the same period last year: 11 fewer cases (30%); 7 fewer deaths (29%); 8 fewer injuries (29%).

Implementing the peak of the Traffic Police Department on ensuring traffic safety and order on traffic routes during the Lunar New Year and spring festivals in 2020, the traffic police force nationwide has made efforts to ensure traffic safety.

On January 24, the national traffic police force inspected and recorded 3,352 cases of traffic safety violations. 527 driving licenses were revoked, 27 cars and 515 motorbikes of all types were detained, and fines were imposed of more than 3 billion VND. 327 cases of waterway traffic safety violations were inspected and handled, and fines were imposed of more than 300 million VND. In particular, 43 localities reported handling 320 cases of alcohol concentration violations.

Previously, the Traffic Police Department requested the leaders of the Traffic Police Departments of the Public Security units and localities to continue to focus on directing with the highest spirit; Provincial and district-level Traffic Police ensure maximum force and means to implement, advise the Provincial and City Police Directors to mobilize the Mobile Police, Order Police, and Grassroots Police forces... to regularly and continuously control and handle cases of alcohol concentration violations on traffic routes for car and motorbike drivers, even during Tet holidays, not to let the control and handling be slowed down.