Over 5,200 people killed by traffic accidents in Vietnam in six months

This photo taken on Oct. 31, 2023 shows the scene of a traffic accident in Lang Son Province, Vietnam. Five people died and nine others were injured early Tuesday in Vietnam's northern province of Lang Son after a 16-seat passenger coach crashed into a semi-trailer and a container truck, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. - Photo: VNA/handout via Xinhua file

HANOI: Vietnam reported 12,321 traffic accidents which killed 5,255 people in the six-month period from Dec 15, 2023 to June 14, 2024, the country's National Committee on Traffic Safety said on Monday (July 1).

The traffic accidents led to 9,599 injuries during the cited period, said the report.

On a yearly comparison, the number of accidents and injuries increased by 17.58 percent and 39.28 percent, respectively.

The number of deaths declined 11.78 percent year on year.

Among the accidents recorded, a total of 12,225 were road traffic accidents, which killed 5,191 people and injured 9,584 others. - Xinhua