Vietnam’s road crashes drop

Vietnam has seen a drop in the number of reported road crashes. The National Traffic Safety Committee of Vietnam reported that 7,185 people were killed by crashes between the 16th December 2014 and the 15th October 2015. There were 18,437 crashes during this period, a drop of 3.9% for the same period in the previous year. The data shows that 16,755 people were injured in crashes during the 10-month period. Around 718 people die/month in Vietnam due to crashes on average. The data also shows that and around
November 2, 2015 Read time: 1 min
Vietnam has seen a drop in the number of reported road crashes. The National Traffic Safety Committee of Vietnam reported that 7,185 people were killed by crashes between the 16th December 2014 and the 15th October 2015. There were 18,437 crashes during this period, a drop of 3.9% for the same period in the previous year. The data shows that 16,755 people were injured in crashes during the 10-month period. Around 718 people die/month in Vietnam due to crashes on average. The data also shows that and around 9,000 people/year are killed in road crashes in Vietnam.

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