Road accident deaths drop 15 per cent in Vietnam in Q1

HANOI, April 9 (Xinhua): Road traffic crashes claimed more than 1,400 lives in Vietnam in January-March this year, down 15.2 per cent from a year ago, the Vietnam News newspaper has reported.

The number of non-fatal injuries, with many incurring disability, from road accidents during the cited period fell 8.6 percent to nearly 1,580, the report said, citing the National Traffic Safety Committee.