6 people in 1 family died after being hit by a truck, an atmosphere of mourning in a poor village
In a split second, the accident took the lives of six people in a family in the border commune of Nam Can. Those who survived still cannot believe it and the haunting memories will never fade.
This morning, the temperature in the border area of Nam Can commune (Ky Son district) dropped, the cold rushed in like a cutting skin. Tham Hin village was covered in a thick layer of fog. In a small house by the road, coffins were lined up, making witnesses shed tears. Grief covered the whole small village.
Mr. Va Ba Hua, a resident living more than ten meters from the accident site, recounted that: Yesterday afternoon (January 12), around 5 p.m., he was sitting in his kitchen warming himself when he suddenly heard a loud bang. Pushing the door open and running outside, the scene before his eyes made him freeze. After a moment of regaining his composure, he saw that a white truck had crashed into Mr. Va Ba Do's house.
“There was debris everywhere, people were lying under the car. At that time, many people also ran. Some cried and screamed, some helped the victims up, but it seemed that many of them were dead,” Mr. Hua recounted.
In a small house on the hillside by the roadside, Mr. Va Xenh Lu, the husband of the victim Le Thi Khiem and also the grandfather of the deceased children, sat sadly hugging his knees in a corner of the house. He said that Mrs. Khiem was Kinh but followed him here to marry a Mong woman. They had 12 children (6 boys, 6 girls). Although the family was poor, the children were all obedient and good at studying. In recent years, Mr. Khiem had been old and weak, so everything in the house had depended on Mrs. Khiem. Now that she had passed away along with her daughter-in-law and grandchildren, he was completely devastated.
“There is nothing left, my wife and my grandchildren have all left me. It hurts so much. Why doesn’t God let me go with them?” - Mr. Xenh Lu sobbed.
The house, which was also the place where Va Ba Do (Mr. Va Xenh Lu's son) and his wife used to sell groceries, was now littered with broken pieces. The loss of his son left a deep pain in the young father's heart.
Do recounted that: The house was built by the couple with their savings about three years ago. However, after a while of construction, Do went to work for a company to pay off the debt, then returned to use it as a small business to make a living.
“Yesterday, my mother came down to play with her grandchildren, besides my children, there was also my sister-in-law and my brother's 3 grandchildren (Va Ba Denh and Va Ba Na). Seeing her playing happily with the grandchildren, my wife went in to get a pack of candy for the grandchildren to eat and then went back to the back of the house. I only heard a loud noise like an earthquake and then I lost my direction. When I found my way out, I saw my mother, my children and the grandchildren lying all over the ground” - And Ba Do swallowed his tears and recounted.
As reported by Nghe An Newspaper, the tragic accident occurred at around 5:00 p.m. on January 12 in Nam Can Commune, Ky Son District, when a truck drove down a slope and crashed head-on into a family’s grocery store. According to initial information, at the time of the accident, the victims were standing in the grocery store, which is located next to Provincial Road 543D.
The small truck was on its way to collect dong leaves when it lost control and plunged down a slope, crashing into a group of people. The accident claimed the lives of six people.
Specifically, the victims include:
1. Ms. Vu Y Do, born in 2005, in Tham Hin village (Mr. Va Ba Na's wife).
2. Va Y Du, born in 2023, at Tham Hin village (Va Ba Na's son).
3. Va Thien Phuc, born in 2018, in Tham Hin village (Va Ba Do's son).
4. Chau Va Xoan Denh, born in 2016, in Tham Hin village (Con of Mr. Va Ba Denh).
5. Chau Va Y Mai, born in 2014, in Tham Hin village (Con of Mr. Va Ba Denh).
6. Mrs. Le Thi Khiem, born in 1965, in Tham Hin village (Mother of Mr. Do and Mr. Denh).
Immediately after the accident, authorities were present at the scene to conduct an investigation and determine the cause of the incident.
The truck driver, identified as Vu Van Hao (born in 1982, residing in Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district, Nghe An), has been detained for investigation.
Immediately after receiving information about the accident, the National Traffic Safety Committee and the Provincial People's Committee grasped the information and directed the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee, along with leaders of relevant departments and branches, to coordinate with the Ky Son District People's Committee and local authorities to directly go to the scene, inspect and direct the handling of the consequences of the incident.
The Provincial Traffic Safety Committee also visited and supported each victim with 5 million VND. The People's Committee of Ky Son district supported each victim with 15 million VND.
In addition, Nghe An Provincial Police also supported each victim with 2 million VND, Ky Son District Police supported each victim with 5 million VND.
