A combined total of 25 road traffic accidents occurred in Da Nang in the first 5 months of 2021, killing 18 people, injuring 15 others, the Da Nang Committee for Traffic Safety said on Monday.

The number of accidents declined by 3 compared to the same period last year while while the number of deaths went down by 4 in the period.

During the 5-month period, police officers have imposed administrative penalties on  5,658 violators under the Road Traffic Act. The offenders were drivers of 213 dump trucks, 98 lories, 644 other trucks, 6 tanker trucks, 60 passenger coaches, 778 cars, and 3,859 motorbikes. Fines of more than VND 4.2 billion were levied on 4,716 traffic offenders. In addition, 352 motorbikes and 11 cars were seized by officers while drivers of 228 cars and 231 motorbikes had their licences revoked.

In particular, inspectors from the municipal Department of Transport issued fines of 632 million VND for 547 traffic violators.  Included were fines of more than VND 34 million for overloading.

Reporting by PHUONG UYEN – Translating by H.L