Vietnam is seeing road safety improvements

Vietnam has seen a drop in road traffic crashes in the period from January-April 2016 compared with the same period in 2015. According to Vietnam’s National Traffic Safety Committee, the number of road crashes fell by 12.6% to 6,620 during this period. Collisions accounted for 3,190 of Vietnam’s road crashes, which resulted in 1,945 serious injuries and caused 2,790 fatalities during the January-April 2016 period. Overall, the number of crash-related injuries in Vietnam dropped 17.32% to 5,850 during this time period, while the number of fatalities fell 5.45% to 2,860. Meanwhile, the traffic police revoked around 109,000 driving licenses and collected some US$38.05 million in fines.