Traffic accident kills 20 people on second day of holiday

According to the report of the National Traffic Safety Committee, on January 2 - the second day of the New Year holiday, there were 37 traffic accidents nationwide, killing 20 people and injuring 28 others.

The local traffic police inspected and handled 9,759 cases of traffic safety violations; the State Treasury collected VND4.824 billion; temporarily detained 12 cars, 995 motorbikes; revoked 1,486 driving licenses.

The National Waterway Police force inspected and handled 311 cases of traffic safety violations; the State Treasury collected 59.8 million VND.

In addition, according to the report of the Teams under the General Department of Handling Results, the highway traffic control inspection teams arranged 39 shifts, 171 officers and soldiers to participate in patrolling, controlling, handling violations, making records to handle 122 cases of traffic safety violations (18 passenger cars, 45 trucks, 12 cars, 06 containers, 41 motorbikes), revoking driving licenses of 25 cases. Decisions were made to sanction administrative violations in 136 cases, the State Treasury collected 150.4 million VND.

Scene of a traffic accident (Illustration photo: dantri.com.vn).

The National Traffic Safety Committee also said that on January 2, 2016, there was no traffic jam at bus stations in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. However, in major cities, violations of traffic laws and safety still occur, especially violations related to motorbikes and mopeds such as not wearing helmets, carrying more people than allowed, and running red lights.

Today, people in big cities like Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City continue to flock to major shopping malls to visit and shop, and traffic congestion in areas near some shopping malls is still occurring.

According to the National Traffic Safety Committee, tomorrow, January 3, 2016, the number of people pouring into big cities, especially Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, will be very crowded at bus stations entering and leaving the city gates. Therefore, the Traffic Police force in coordination with the Traffic Inspectorate and other Police forces need to increase patrols, control, and be on duty at locations with high risk of traffic congestion, detect and strictly handle violations of traffic laws, ensuring security and safety for the people./.

According to the Communist Party of Vietnam