Reduced 7 traffic accidents in August

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According to information from the National Traffic Safety Committee, in August, the number of traffic accidents nationwide decreased by 7 compared to the same period in 2023).

Accordingly, from July 15, 2024 to August 1, 2024, there were 1,801 incidents nationwide, killing 873 people and injuring 1,272 people.

Compared to the same month in 2023, there will be a decrease of 7 cases (0.39%), a decrease of 119 deaths (12%), and an increase of 44 injuries (3.58%).

Of these, 1,780 road accidents occurred, killing 861 people and injuring 1,266 people. Compared to the same period last year, there was a decrease of 12 cases (0.67%), a decrease of 120 deaths (12.23%), and an increase of 41 injuries (3.35%).

There were 13 accidents on the railway, killing 8 people and injuring 5 people. Compared to the same period last year, an increase of 4 cases (44.44%), an increase of 1 death (14.29%), an increase of 3 injuries (150%).

There were 6 incidents on the waterway, killing 4 people and injuring 1 person. Compared to the same period last year, there was a decrease of 1 case (14.29%), the number of deaths did not change (4/4), the number of injured people did not change (1/1).

There were 2 maritime incidents, no deaths or injuries. Compared to the same period last year, there was an increase of 2 cases (2/0), the number of deaths did not change (0/0), the number of injured people did not change (0/0).

Also according to the Traffic Safety Committee , in the first 8 months of 2024 (from December 15, 2023 to August 14, 2024), there were 16,043 traffic accidents nationwide, killing 7,077 people and injuring 12,248. People. Compared to the first 8 months of 2023, an increase of 1,847 cases (13.01%).

However, the number of deaths due to traffic accidents decreased by 836 people (10.56%), increasing by 2,764 injured people (29.14%).

Of these, 15,905 road accidents occurred, killing 6,987 people and injuring 12,219 people. Compared to the same period last year, there was an increase of 1,827 cases (12.98%), a decrease of 842 deaths (10.75%), and an increase of 2,754 injuries (24.1%).

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