During the 5-day National Day holiday, traffic police handled 11 cases of violating safe distances on the highway

During the 5-day National Day holiday, traffic police handled 11 cases of non-compliance with regulations on safe distance from vehicles running in front.

According to the Traffic Police Department (Traffic Police Department, Ministry of Public Security), during the National Day holiday, traffic nationwide recorded positive changes when traffic accidents decreased sharply in all three criteria and there were no accidents on railways and waterways.

Specifically, there were 192 accidents nationwide, killing 93 people and injuring 134 people. Compared to the same period in 2025, the number of accidents decreased by 26.15%, the number of deaths decreased by 36.73% and the number of injured people decreased by 16.25%. On the last day of the holiday, September 2, the number of deaths due to traffic accidents decreased sharply by 63.89%, to 13 people.

To ensure smooth traffic, traffic police nationwide have mobilized the maximum number of troops, combining direct patrols with a technological monitoring system. Thereby, the police discovered and handled more than 97,600 violations; Temporarily impounded more than 15,000 vehicles, revoked driver's licenses in more than 1,500 cases and deducted points from more than 9,300 licenses. On the road alone, more than 76,800 cases were handled with two common violations: speed violations and alcohol concentration violations, accounting for nearly 30,000 cases.

On highways, road traffic control patrol teams controlled nearly 9,000 vehicles, recorded more than 700 cases and sent penalty notices to more than 3,300 vehicles.

Regarding non-compliance with regulations on safe distance from vehicles running in front - one of the leading causes leading to consecutive accidents on the highway, traffic police have made records to handle 11 cases on the Phap Van - Cao Bo - Mai Son - National Highway 45 - Nghi Son axis. Including 8 passenger cars, 2 cars and 1 truck. 11 drivers had their vehicles impounded and points were deducted from their driving licenses. In total, since the first day of punishment on August 27, more than 20 drivers have been fined for this error.