Traffic crashes decrease sharply in 2010

10:01, 16/01/2011

(ĐN)- Dong Nai province’s Traffic Safety Committee recently held a meeting to review the traffic safety situation in the province in 2010 with the attendance of Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Vo Van Mot and representatives of the National Traffic Safety Committee.

(ĐN)- Dong Nai province’s Traffic Safety Committee recently held a meeting to review the traffic safety situation in the province in 2010 with the attendance of Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Vo Van Mot and representatives of the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Representatives of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee and the Provincial Road and Railway Traffic Police Department receive Emulation Flags of the National Traffic Safety Committee

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According to the report, Dong Nai made an impressive achievement of bringing down road crashes in 2010. Particularly, 988 traffic accidents occurred in Dong Nai during the year 2010, killing 332 people and injuring 1,287 others, showing a decrease of 234 cases in the number of road accidents, a reduction of 69 people in deaths and 351 people in injures when compared to 2009. 22 per cent of road accidents were caused by car drivers, while nearly 70 per cent were by motorbike riders and other transportation means.

Dong Nai traffic police imposed over VND176.6 billion fines on nearly 687,000 cases of violations during the past year.

At the ceremony, the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee received Emulation Flags of the Government and the National Traffic Safety Committee for its achievements in 2010. The Dong Nai Road and Railway Traffic Police Department was also awarded Emulation Flag of the National Traffic Safety Committee. In addition, the Traffic Safety Committees of Tan Phu and Thong Nhat districts were given Emulation Flags of the Provincial People’s Committee.

Reported by Thanh Toan