Over 8,500 people killed in traffic accidents in Vietnam in 10 months

Vietnam recorded 15,251 traffic accidents in the first 10 months of this year, resulting in 8,515 deaths and 10,204 injuries, according to the National Statistics Office.

Compared with the same period last year, the number of accidents fell by 22.7 percent, fatalities by 7.2 percent, and injuries by 30.2 percent, the office said on Thursday.

On average, around 50 traffic accidents occurred per day nationwide during the period, leaving 28 deaths and 34 injuries.

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