Fewer Vietnam traffic accidents in 2015

Vietnam has seen a sharp decrease in the number and the severity of traffic accidents in recent years. Compared to 2011, the number of traffic accidents in 2015 has gone down by 51 per cent, the number of fatalities and injured down by 24 per cent and 60 per cent respectively.

Traffic order and safety regulations have been steadily improved over the years despite the rising number of vehicles joining traffic every year, said chairman of the National Committee on Traffic Safety Khuat Viet Hung during a conference to discuss the country’s traffic safety issues yesterday in Hanoi.

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