Strengthening the assurance of railway traffic safety and order
(Baonghean.vn) - This is one of the main topics emphasized by the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee during the "Traffic Safety Peak Month" to minimize accidents and unnecessary damage related to railways.
On the afternoon of October 17, in Dien Chau district, the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee coordinated with relevant units to organize a propaganda program "Strengthening order and safety assurance".railway traffic safety”.
Attending the program were leaders of the Provincial Youth Union, Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, representatives of leaders of relevant departments, branches and units.
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Overview of the program. Photo: An Quynh |
Recently, the traffic accident situation in Nghe An province has had positive changes. However, the traffic safety and order situation is still complicated, traffic accidents have decreased but not sustainable.
Notably, railway traffic accidents in the first months of 2022 tend to increase. In the first 9 months of this year, there were 6 railway traffic accidents in the province, killing 3 people, injuring 4 people, damaging 3 cars, 1 motorbike, and 1 other vehicle.
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Comrade Tran Le Thang - Chief of Office of Provincial Traffic Safety Committee spoke at the program. Photo: An Quynh |
Compared to the first 9 months of 2021, there were 4 more cases, 1 more death and 4 more injuries. This is an alarming sign for the State management force on railway traffic safety and order, as well as all traffic participants.
In order to raise awareness and understanding of railway traffic safety for union members and young people, the program included presentation contests as well as multiple choice questions on railway traffic safety laws.
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Railway traffic accidents often cause serious consequences. Photo: document (Xuan Bay). |
Speaking at the program, comrade Tran Le Thang - Chief of Office of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee stated: The Committee always identifies ensuring traffic order and safety as a key political task and regularly directs all levels and sectors to implement it resolutely and synchronously.
In addition, relevant levels and sectors need to continue to effectively implement solutions to ensure railway traffic safety and order; organize to focus on handling outstanding issues such as: narrowing self-opened paths, clearing violations of corridors, etc. At the same time, the Traffic Safety Committee calls on traffic participants living along the North-South railway to raise their awareness, call on relatives, friends and family to strictly comply with railway traffic safety laws. In particular, it calls on union members and young people to be pioneers in voluntarily complying with legal regulations on railway order.
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Representatives of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee presented gifts to victims and families of railway traffic accident victims in difficult circumstances. Photo: An Quynh |