(ĐN)- In the first three months, 169 traffic accidents killed 87 victims and injured 196 others, according to the provincial Traffic Safety Board.
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(ĐN)- In the first three months, 169 traffic accidents killed 87 victims and injured 196 others, according to the provincial Traffic Safety Board.
These figures saw decreases of over 22% in number of cases and nearly 35% in injuries over the same period last year. However, the number of dead increased by 9%.
Speaking at a meeting on March 14, Dinh Quoc Thai, Chairman of People’s Committee and Head of Traffic Safety Board, said the measures must be implemented early to meet the targets for traffic safety in 2012.
Accordingly, departments, sectors and localities should closely work with the Traffic Safety Board to come up with solutions to ensure traffic safety by intensifying promotional campaigns and raising public awareness of adherence to traffic law.
He also underlined the need to reduce traffic accident-related deaths by at least 5 percent in 2012.
Reported by T.T
