Number of traffic accidents increased, number of deaths decreased

(LĐ online) - On July 12, at the Lam Dong provincial bridge, Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc Phuc and representatives of leaders of a number of departments, branches, and leaders of the Office of the Traffic Safety Committee of Lam Dong province attended the National Online Conference of the National Traffic Safety Committee to review the work of ensuring traffic order and safety in the first 6 months of the year.

The conference, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, was connected online with 63 provinces and centrally run cities.

Conference scene at Lam Dong province bridge

According to the report of the National Traffic Safety Committee at the conference, although the authorities nationwide have proactively implemented many measures to improve traffic safety, in the first 6 months of 2024, the traffic accident situation still had complicated fluctuations. Although the number of deaths due to traffic accidents decreased compared to the same period in 2023, down a total of 634 people (down 10.61%), and traffic congestion was better controlled, down over 65% compared to the same period in 2023, the number of traffic accidents increased.

Vice Chairman of Lam Dong Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Ngoc Phuc presided at the Lam Dong provincial bridge point.

According to statistics from the National Traffic Safety Committee, in the first 6 months of the year, a total of 12,350 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 5,343 people and injuring 9,552 people. Compared to the same period in 2023, the number of traffic accidents increased by 1,665 cases (up 15.58%), the number of deaths decreased by 634 people (down 10.61%), and the number of injuries increased by 2,426 people (up 34%).

The National Traffic Safety Committee has recognized the efforts in ensuring traffic safety of 40 provinces and cities. Of these, 6 localities have reduced the number of deaths due to traffic accidents by over 30%, including Ca Mau, Lai Chau, Binh Thuan , Ho Chi Minh City, Hau Giang and Long An. Notably, Ca Mau, Lai Chau and Binh Thuan have reduced the number of deaths due to traffic accidents by over 45%.

Members of Lam Dong Provincial Traffic Safety Committee attend the conference

However, the conference also released a list of 23 localities with an increase in the number of deaths due to traffic accidents compared to the same period in 2023, of which 9 provinces saw an increase of over 20%. The two provinces of Thua Thien Hue and Ben Tre recorded an increase in the number of deaths of over 40%.

In the first 6 months of the year, there were also 9 serious traffic accidents nationwide, killing and injuring many people, causing public outrage. The number of accidents and injuries due to traffic accidents also increased compared to the same period in 2023.

At the conference, the authorities also mentioned the particularly serious traffic accident that occurred on the Hanoi - Hai Phong highway yesterday (July 11) through Hai Duong province, killing 2 people on the spot, injuring 9 others and warned about the poor awareness of drivers when participating in traffic on the highway in particular and other routes in general. The accident that occurred on the Hanoi - Hai Phong highway with great loss of life was due to the driver stopping the car on the highway to argue after the traffic collision, leading to consequences.

At the conference, ministries, branches, members of the National Traffic Safety Committee and local leaders also expressed many opinions on the advantages, difficulties, and obstacles, pointed out the causes and proposed solutions to increase the effectiveness of ensuring traffic safety and order.

Representatives of departments and branches of Lam Dong province attended the conference.

Concluding the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang requested ministries, branches and localities to continue to effectively implement Directive No. 23 of the Party Central Committee Secretariat; Resolution No. 48 of the Government; Directive No. 10 of the Prime Minister; Directive No. 31 of the Prime Minister and Plan No. 689 of the National Traffic Safety Committee; at the same time, prepare to well implement the Road Law and the Law on Road Traffic Order and Safety recently passed by the National Assembly; in order to achieve the goal set by the Party, National Assembly and Government, which is to continue to control and reduce traffic accidents in all three criteria of number of cases, number of deaths and number of injuries in 2024.

In particular, it is necessary to continue to focus on inspecting and handling violations of regulations on alcohol and drug concentrations when driving; transporting goods exceeding the prescribed weight of vehicles and bridges and roads; people not wearing seat belts when sitting in cars; violating regulations on wearing helmets when sitting on motorbikes, scooters, electric bicycles; using phones while driving; handling the responsibility of people who hand over motorbikes and cars to children to drive when they are underage.

For provinces and cities with high traffic accidents in the first 6 months of 2024, the National Traffic Safety Committee recommends organizing a review and assessment of the responsibility of each locality and each field for the increase in traffic accidents, attaching the responsibility of the head in ensuring traffic safety and order; including the content of ensuring traffic safety and order in monthly meetings of Party committees, People's Councils, and People's Committees at all levels to analyze, review and propose effective solutions in the area.

Source: http://baolamdong.vn/chinh-tri/202407/so-vu-tai-nan-giao-thong-tang-so-nguoi-chet-giam-2e414ab/