Vietnam is suffering a high vehicle crash rate

Data from Vietnam’s National Traffic Safety Committee reveals that 7,475 people were killed in traffic crashes between January and October 2014. The figures show that an average of 25 people have died in traffic accidents/day in Vietnam so far during 2014. The data also reveals that there have been 20,801 traffic crashes in this period, injuring a total of 19,937 people, which is a drop compared to 2013. The country has a population of some 90 million according to the most recent estimates, putting the scal
November 14, 2014 Read time: 1 min
Data from Vietnam’s National Traffic Safety Committee reveals that 7,475 people were killed in traffic crashes between January and October 2014. The figures show that an average of 25 people have died in traffic accidents/day in Vietnam so far during 2014. The data also reveals that there have been 20,801 traffic crashes in this period, injuring a total of 19,937 people, which is a drop compared to 2013. The country has a population of some 90 million according to the most recent estimates, putting the scale of its road fatality rate into perspective.

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