(PLO)- On the first day of the 2023 Lunar New Year holiday, there were 25 traffic accidents nationwide, killing 14 people and injuring 17 others.
On January 20, the Traffic Police Department said that on the first day of the 2023 Lunar New Year holiday, there were 25 traffic accidents nationwide, killing 14 people and injuring 17 others.
Compared to the 28th of the Lunar New Year in 2022, two cases were reduced, one death was reduced, and five injured people were increased. The accidents all occurred on roads, railways and waterways without accidents.
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The scene of a serious traffic accident that killed three people in Binh Thuan on January 19. Photo: PRED |
The Traffic Police Department also informed regarding a particularly serious accident between a truck with plate number 60C-447.52 and a motorcycle with license plate number 86B5-169.98 at National Highway 55, in Bau Gieng village, Thang Hai commune, Ham Tan district, Binh province. Thuan, on January 19. The accident killed three people.
According to the Traffic Police Department, the initial cause was determined to be the driver of the 60C-447.52 car who went on the wrong side of the road, causing a traffic accident. The car driver did not violate the alcohol and drug concentration.
Along with that, through patrolling, controlling and handling violations, on the road, traffic police and local police have checked, detected and handled 4,673 cases of violations; fined more than 11 billion VND. In particular, the traffic police handled 1,392 cases of alcohol content violations, an increase of 1,091 cases compared to the 28th of the Lunar New Year in 2022 (up 362.4%).
According to the Traffic Police Department, the traffic situation in some localities and some key routes on the first day of Tet holiday was recorded as stable.
In Hanoi and bordering areas, from 9am on January 19, because people go home for Tet holiday, vehicle traffic on Ring Road 3, National Highway 1A in the southern gateway area of Hanoi increased dramatically. Along with the situation of flower markets on the route, there are some hot spots such as Phap Van – Ngoc Hoi – Giai Phong, Lam market (Phu Xuyen), Thuong Tin station junction.
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| The functional forces of Dak Lak province administratively check people and vehicles participating in traffic. Photo: VNA |
Other highways and national highways in Hanoi area have high traffic volume, stable traffic order and safety, and no congestion.
Working groups of the Traffic Police Department worked, checked and urged the deployment of key units on the gateway route, required the deployment of 100% of the troops, closed the area, and closely followed the distribution plan. Department stream.
At regarding 20:30 on the same day, the traffic situation at the southern gateway of Hanoi and on the Phap Van-Cau Gie-Ninh Binh expressway and National Highway 1A returned to normal and stable.
In Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring localities, the situation of traffic order and safety on the HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay expressway is basically stable. The Ho Chi Minh City-Trung Luong-My Thuan Expressway has a high traffic volume on the whole route.
Teams of the Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 7 of the Traffic Police Department have increased patrols on the route, coordinated with the Traffic Police Departments of the local police to regulate and separate traffic to prevent congestion.
Thanh Hoa traffic police set up a checkpoint to help people go home to celebrate Tet
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