As many as 30 people were killed and 47 injured in traffic accidents on February 1, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

A minibus collided with a train in Dong Nai Province on February 1, killing two people and injuring seven others.

There were 41 traffic accidents including 39 on road and two on railway, which is a sharp increase compared to the previous days, the committee said.
One of the most serious accidents occurred at 10am on the North-South Railway in the southern province of Dong Nai when a train collided with a 16-seat minibus, killing two people and injuring 7 others.
Traffic police also dealt with 4,463 violations on roads, and 38 violations on waterways nationwide.
A report from the committee showed that during the seven-day holiday, 171 people were killed in 267 traffic accidents through-out the country, which is a decrease compared 2016 Tet Holiday when 300 people were killed and 380 injured in 408 accidents.