6 days of Tet holiday: 160 people died in traffic accidents nationwide

During the 6-day Tet holiday from February 7 to 12, there were 253 traffic accidents nationwide, killing 160 people and injuring 248 others.

Statistics from the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee from the Traffic Police Department show that on the 6th (February 12) alone, there were 40 traffic accidents nationwide, killing 20 people and injuring 37 others. All were road traffic accidents.

Among them was a serious accident between a car and a bus on Highway 1 (in Long Ho district, Vinh Long) on ​​the morning of February 12, which left 2 people dead and 11 injured.

The scene of a passenger bus hitting a motorbike, killing two people on the spot on the morning of February 12 in Cai Be, Tien Giang province.

On February 12, the national traffic police force inspected and handled 3,106 cases of traffic safety violations, collected VND815 million and 265 thousand to the State Treasury; temporarily detained 7 cars, 1,004 motorbikes, and revoked 116 driving licenses.

The National Inland Waterway Traffic Police inspected and handled 21 cases of traffic safety violations. Paying the State Treasury 1 million 250 thousand VND.

On February 11, the number of calls and messages reflecting traffic safety and order situation to the hotline of the National Traffic Safety Committee increased compared to previous days.

Specifically, there were 35 calls and 7 messages from people to the hotline reporting on the situation of arbitrary ticket price increases, overcrowding, and many flight delays at Vinh airport.

After receiving the information, the National Traffic Safety Committee requested relevant units to thoroughly inspect and handle the content of the reflected information.

From the afternoon of February 11 to the morning of February 12, in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the density of vehicles participating was low, traffic was smooth. However, traffic jams occurred on roads near temples and pagodas in Hanoi, typically Ngoc Son Temple, Tran Quoc Pagoda, and Tay Ho Palace. The reason was that the density of people and vehicles pouring into these areas was very high.

In addition, the encroachment of sidewalks and roads to make parking lots makes traffic in these areas chaotic.

In Hanoi, although the Huong Pagoda festival (Huong Son commune, My Duc district, Hanoi) only opened on February 13, tens of thousands of people flocked to visit and worship here since the afternoon of February 12. Due to the large number of people, the road leading to the Huong Pagoda area was congested for kilometers./.

According to Tuoi Tre