In the first 7 months of 2024, traffic accidents in Hai Duong increased in all 3 criteria. The number of people under 18 years old involved in traffic accidents increased, accounting for 13.3% of the total number of people involved in traffic accidents.
In the first 7 months of 2024, Hai Duong had 456 traffic accidents and collisions, killing 137 people and injuring 402 people. Compared to the same period in 2023, there was an increase of 272 cases (147.8%), an increase of 22 deaths (19.1%), and an increase of 298 injuries (286.5%).
Notably, traffic accidents involving children and adolescents increased, with 139 people under 18 years old out of a total of 1,044 people involved in traffic accidents, accounting for 13.3%. In 2023, this rate in Hai Duong was nearly 11.4%. While the rate of people under 18 years old involved in traffic accidents nationwide in 2023 was 7.8%.
Recently, traffic violations by people under 18 years old include students not wearing helmets, running traffic lights, driving underage, not having a driver's license, workers driving in the wrong direction, etc.
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