The haunting and tormenting feelings of the driver who caused the accident that took the lives of 6 people

Testimony of the driver who killed 6 people

More than half a year ago, a shocking accident killed 6 people.deathcaused a stir in public opinion across the country. In a moment, the house next to the road was collapsed by the truck. More heartbreakingly, 6 people, including 4 children, were gone forever, leaving their relatives with extreme pain.

The tragic accident might not have happened if the driver Vu Van Hao (43 years old), residing in Luu Kien commune, Tuong Duong district (Nghe An) had followed the safety rules when driving. However, just because of one person's negligence, it caused the death of 6 victims.

Driver Vu Van Hao has a Class C driver's license. On January 12, 2025, Hao drove a 1.5-ton car to Ky Son district to buy dong leaves to sell. In the afternoon, when reaching Provincial Road 543D (in Tham Hin village, Nam Can commune, Ky Son district), Hao stopped the car to ask to buy dong leaves.

When he saw a passenger bus coming from the opposite direction, the driver immediately drove down the hill. However, the truck rushed down the hill and crashed into the house of Mr. Va Ba Do (28 years old, living in Tham Hin village) on the left side of the road. At that time, Mr. Do’s mother, daughter-in-law and grandchildren (aged 3 to 8) were in the house.

The accident resulted in the death of Do's mother, children, sister-in-law and 3 nephews (children of Do's older brother and younger brother). Many of Do's family's assets were destroyed.heavy damageAfter the accident, the driver, Vu Van Hao, surrendered to the police and confessed to the incident.

Authorities determined the cause of the accident was that when driving downhill, driver Hao did not shift gears to ensure technical safety, put the car in neutral, released the handbrake and the car drifted freely, causing the car to run at high speed on dangerous and complex terrain, so he could not control the speed. The car was speeding on a steep, sharp turn, the driver could not handle it, so the car went to the left side of the road and crashed into Mr. Do's house.

With the above crime, Vu Van Hao was prosecuted and brought to trial for violating regulations on road traffic. At the recent trial, the defendant admitted to the crime as charged in the indictment. The male driver stated that he had been a driver for many years, and that he often drove to the mountainous district to buy dong leaves and then brought them back to Vinh market to sell. That day, when he discovered that the car was speeding, the defendant tried to shift gears and brake but to no avail. While trying to handle the situation, driver Hao said that he was "blinded", lost all reason and panicked.

Seeing the truck going downhill, heading straight towards the house on the left side of the road, right on the cliff, the driver tried to turn the wheel to the right to crash into the cliff, avoiding a tragic accident but was unsuccessful.

“At that time, I also thought I would not survive. Hearing a loud bang, I opened my eyes and saw that I was still alive, but seeing many people lying around, I was scared. When I heard people say that someone had died, I could only hold my head in fear. After that, I went to the police station to confess and report the incident,” the defendant testified in court.

Altruism

Defendant Hao expressed remorse for causing the accident that killed 6 people. Hao stated that this was an unwanted incident. After the incident, the defendant was always mentally haunted, and wished to represent the victims to sympathize and forgive him.

Fully aware that his actions were illegal and caused great pain to the victims’ families, Hao persuaded the families to visit and compensate the victims. To date, the defendant has compensated the victims 1.5 billion VND.

Present in court as the legal representative of the victims, Mr. Va Ba Do said that the accident that caused the tragic death of his relatives was "an irreparable loss."

However, he understood that traffic accidents are something no one wants. During the process of solving the case, the family of driver Vu Van Hao took many positive actions to overcome the consequences, ease the pain and loss for him and his family members. Therefore, at the trial, he asked for a lighter sentence for defendant Hao. At the same time, his family did not ask the defendant to pay any additional compensation.

Hearing the victim’s plea for a lighter sentence, the defendant bowed his head, his hands clasped together. Having chosen the profession of driving for many years to earn a living and support his family, this driver never expected that just a moment of carelessness would cause a heartbreaking accident, leaving behind a loss for the victim’s family.

Realizing that his actions were wrong, Hao influenced the families to arrange funerals for the victims. At the same time, he arranged money to compensate the victims to make up for their great loss.

The panel of judges determined that the defendant had a driver's license and full civil capacity, but when participating in traffic, the defendant did not comply with the provisions of the Road Traffic Law, leading to an accident that killed 6 people. The defendant's actions were dangerous to society, violated road traffic safety and the lives and health of others protected by law.

However, it is also necessary to consider mitigating circumstances for the defendant such as surrender, honest confession, repentance, influencing the family to compensate for the damage to the victim, because the victim submitted a request for a reduced sentence... Considering the case as a whole, the panel sentenced Vu Van Hao to 8 years in prison for "Violating regulations on road traffic participation". Regarding civil matters, because the two parties had reached an agreement, the court did not consider it.