On the first day of Tet, 21 people died in traffic accidents nationwide.

There were 32 traffic accidents nationwide, killing 21 people and injuring 30 others.

According to the report of the Traffic Police Department (Ministry of Public Security), on February 8 (the first day of the Lunar New Year), there were 32 traffic accidents nationwide, killing 21 people and injuring 30 others. Of these, 31 road accidents occurred, killing 21 people and injuring 28; one railway accident occurred, injuring 2 people. However, there were no traffic accidents on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

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Also on the first day of Tet, the Road and Waterway Traffic Police handled nearly 1,500 cases, paying the state treasury more than 180 million VND.

Regarding the traffic safety situation reported by people via the hotline of the National Traffic Safety Committee, on the first day of Tet, the number of calls and messages received decreased significantly compared to previous days. With 15 calls and messages, people mainly reported on the situation of arbitrary ticket price increases and the traffic safety situation in some areas./.

According to VOV