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Update news serious accidents

Unlicensed tours cause safety problems

The increase in the number of unofficial tours in Khanh Hoa and Binh Thuan provinces has affected tourism safety.

Seperate lanes may save lives but investment is needed

 VietNamNet Bridge – It may have only been five seconds long, but the video clip that went viral of a truck smashing into 21 motorbikes has left a permanent scar on those who viewed it.

Serious accidents kill two, injuring 12

 VietNamNet Bridge – A serious car accident occurred earlier Friday on the Ho Chi Minh Road section running through Rach Tho Village in the southern province of Ca Mau, killing one and injuring 11 others.

Hong Kong ferry incident leave scores injured

 At least 124 people were injured when a high-speed ferry travelling to Hong Kong from Macau hit an object in the water, say officials.

Call to improve traffic safety

 VietNamNet Bridge – As many as 12,052 traffic accidents were recorded nation-wide in the first five months of 2013, resulting in 4,163 deaths and leaving 12,171 injured.