HANOI   -   Vietnam reported 12,321 traffic accidents which killed 5,255 people in the six-month period from Dec. 15, 2023 to June 14, 2024, the country’s National Committee on Traffic Safety said on Monday. The traffic accidents led to 9,599 injuries during the cited period, said the report. On a yearly comparison, the number of accidents and injuries increased by 17.58 percent and 39.28 percent, respectively.