As many as 152 traffic accidents occurred in the country during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, from January 20 to January 26, a year-on-year decrease of 12 cases, according to the Ministry of Transport.
Police check a driver's papers on Highway No 1 in Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province.(Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 152 traffic accidents occurredin the country during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, from January 20 toJanuary 26, a year-on-year decrease of 12 cases, according to the Ministry ofTransport.
The traffic accidents killed 89 people, down three from last year’sholiday, and injured 111 others, up by eight.
The majority were road accidents, while there are four railway andone waterway accidents.
Road traffic police nationwide punished 21,967 violators with fines totalling 50.4billion VND (2.1 million USD).
They temporarily confiscated 639 automobiles and more than 9,910motorbikes and withdrew approximately 4,950 driving licences of different kinds.
Of all the violators, more than 7,726 people were fined for high blood alcoholcontent, an increase of more than 6,600 people compared with the last Tetholiday.
On waterways, police punished one person with an administrative fine of 1million VND (42 USD).
Railway police fined four violators 8 million VND (340 USD)./.
As many as 31 road traffic accidents were recorded on February 15, or the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, killing 19 people and injuring 24 others, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Department of Traffic Police.
A total of 37 people were killed and 52 others were injured in 81 traffic accidents nationwide during the Hung Kings Commemoration Day holiday, which started on April 9.
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Police check a driver's papers on Highway No 1 in Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province.(Photo: VNA) 
