According to the statistics released by the Da Nang Police Department, between 15 November 2017 and 15 May 2018, a total of 40 traffic accidents occurred across the city, claiming 28 lives, injuring 29, and causing 39.5 million VND in property damage to the victims.

Of the total crashes, 59% were caused by cars.

The incidents were mainly attributed to violations by careless road users, included exceeding the speed limit, travelling in the wrong lanes and directions, and diversion of attention from road.

In comparison with the same period last year, the city saw a decrease of 15 in the number of road traffic accidents, and down 4 and 6 in the volume of deaths and injuries, respectively.