Hanoi: Vietnam recorded 15,251 traffic accidents in the first 10 months of this year, resulting in 8,515 deaths and 10,204 injuries, according to the National Statistics Office.

According to Namibia Press Agency, compared with the same period last year, the number of accidents fell by 22.7 percent, fatalities by 7.2 percent, and injuries by 30.2 percent, as reported by the office on Thursday.

On average, around 50 traffic accidents occurred per day nationwide during the period, leaving 28 deaths and 34 injuries.