Vietnam sees sharp drop in traffic accidents in five months
Vietnam recorded 7,853 traffic accidents nationwide from December 15 - May 14, resulting in 4,328 deaths and 5,307 injuries, a major decline from the previous year.
Vietnam recorded 7,853 traffic accidents nationwide from December 15 - May 14, resulting in 4,328 deaths and 5,307 injuries, a major decline from the previous year, according to Chief of the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee Tran Huu Minh.
Data from the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department, the Vietnam Maritime and Waterway Administration, and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) showed that crashes plummeted 25.17%, deaths dipped 5.5%, and injuries fell 34.64% compared to the same stretch last year.
Road accidents, the bulk of the total, numbered 7,781, with 4,277 deaths and 5,292 injuries, reflecting declines of 25.31%, 5.56%, and 34.72%, respectively. Railway accidents fell to 47, down 7.84%, with 30 deaths (down 21.05%) but a 42.86% hike in injuries, totaling 10.
Concerns arose in the waterway sector, where 22 accidents occurred, unchanged from last year, but fatalities rose by 41.67% to 17, and injuries surged 150% to five. Maritime transport reported three accidents, with no change in incidents or injuries but deaths spiked 300% to four.
In aviation, the CAAV logged 114 mandatory safety reports from December 16, 2024, to May 15, 2025, including one Level C, 31 Level D and 82 Level E incidents, with no serious Level B. Tech failures caused 18 incidents, while human error triggered 12./.
