Customers sit at a cafe terrasse in Hanoi on February 2, 2025. (Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP)
Traffic accidents claimed the lives of 209 people and injured 373 others in nine days of the Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam from Jan. 25 to Feb. 3, according to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security.
A total of 445 traffic accidents occurred during the cited period, said the department.
The number of traffic accidents, fatalities and injuries decreased by 36 percent, 37.61 percent and 38.34 percent, respectively.
Of these, 442 accidents occurred on roads, causing 207 deaths and 372 injuries. This represented a decrease of 257 cases, 124 deaths, and 232 injuries compared to the same period in 2024. On railways, there were two traffic accidents that left one person dead and another injured. On inland waterways, one traffic accident occurred, resulting in one fatality.
During the holiday period, traffic police nationwide have inspected, detected, and handled nearly 56,000 violations. Authorities temporarily revoked nearly 3,000 driver's licenses while over 7,000 cases had demerit points deducted from their licenses. About 30 percent of the violations involved alcohol-related offenses.
