Traffic police direct vehicles on an expressway during the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam. Road accidents accounted for 378 cases, leaving 224 people dead and 274 injured, down 152 accidents, 76 deaths, and 117 injuries from a year earlier. Inland waterways recorded two accidents that left five people dead and five missing, up four deaths and five missing compared with the same period last year. During the holiday, traffic police handled 76,374 violations, revoked 2,473 driver’s licences, deducted points in 16,095 cases, and impounded more than 28,000 vehicles. A suspect resists officers at an alcohol checkpoint during enforcement operations over the 2026 Lunar New Year holiday in Vietnam.

Source: Tuoitre News February 23, 2026 10:53 UTC