Vietnam’s traffic accident cases down in first quarterVietnam recorded 4,674 traffic accidents that killed 2,149 people and injured 3,627 others in the first quarter this year, reported the National Traffic Safety Committee during a teleconference in Hanoi at the end of March. Compared to the same period last year, traffic accident numbers fell by 2.89 percent but fatalities rose 1.66 percent. Chairing the event, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, also Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, said traffic rule violations are rising, especially on highways and rural areas, and management in the field remains poor. He proposed installing smart technology to direct traffic and building traffic control centres for public safety and order. The Transport Ministry was directed to supplement regulations on the safety of vehicles, especially automobiles used for transportation business.