Traffic accidents kill 89 during Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam

HANOI, Jan 27 (Xinhua): As many as 152 traffic accidents occurred during the Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam, killing 89 people and injuring 111 others, according to the country's Traffic Police Department has confirmed.

The number of traffic accidents and deaths during the seven-day holiday decreased 7 percent and 3 percent respectively while the number of injuries increased nearly 8 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the department.