On average, Hai Duong has 2 people die in traffic accidents every 3 days.

31d290dbb6d5168b4fc4-1-b2d913545b158f1527448446ce4edf0a-1-.jpg — Scene of a traffic accident on May 24 at Han Bridge area (Hai Duong City) that left 1 person dead and 1 other injured.

According to the report of the Traffic Safety Committee of Hai Duong province, in the first 5 months of 2024, there were 371 traffic accidents and collisions in Hai Duong province, killing 102 people and injuring 319 people. Compared to the same period in 2023, there were an increase of 250 cases (206.6%), an increase of 26 deaths (34.2%) and an increase of 250 injuries (362.3%). Thus, on average, there are 2.5 traffic accidents per day in Hai Duong and every 3 days, 2 people die due to traffic accidents.

Analysis of traffic accident data shows that there were 133 traffic accidents on national highways through the province and the Hanoi - Hai Phong expressway, accounting for 36.7% of the total number of traffic accidents. National highways 5, 37 and 38 had many traffic accidents.

There were 121 traffic accidents on provincial roads, accounting for 32.6%, twice the number of traffic accidents on provincial roads in the whole year of 2023.

There are many reasons for the increase in traffic accidents, including the rapid increase in traffic density. By the end of May 2024, the whole province was managing nearly 123,000 cars, more than 1.39 million motorbikes and electric motorbikes, an increase of 5,000 cars and 12,000 electric motorbikes and motorbikes compared to the end of 2023.

Many people's awareness of obeying traffic laws is still poor, deliberately speeding, reckless driving, running traffic lights, not paying attention... Some national highways and provincial roads have traffic volume many times greater than the designed capacity...

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