Sunday , November 3 2024

Traffic accidents up, deaths drop in eight months


There were 16,043 traffic accidents nationwide in the past eight months, killing 7,077 people and injuring 12,248 others, the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee reported on Tuesday.

The numbers of accidents from Dec. 15, 2023 to Aug. 14, 2024 increased by 1,847, or 13.01%, and injuries rose by 2,764 or 29.14% but deaths decreased by 836 or 10.56%, compared to the same period last year, the office said.

Among the accidents, 15,905 happened on roads with 6,987 deaths and 12,219 injured victims. Another 68 people were killed and 23 injured in 97 railway accidents.

Thirty-six accidents on waterways claimed the lives of 21 people and injured six others, while there were five maritime accidents resulting in one death.

From July 15 to Aug. 14, there were 1,801 traffic accidents that killed 873 people and injured 1,172 others.

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