Bank officer drives car and hits child to death, then erases accident scene

(Baonghean.vn)- A car driver crashed into a motorbike carrying 5 people, killing a child. The male bank officer deliberately erased traces of the crime scene in an attempt to avoid responsibility.

On August 17, Nghi Loc District Police, Nghe An Province, announced that they had prosecuted and temporarily detained Nguyen Quang Hieu (born in 1989), residing in Dung Town, Thanh Chuong District, for 3 months for violating regulations on road traffic control with the aggravating circumstance of causing an accident and then fleeing to avoid responsibility.

According to police documents, on the night of June 26, Mr. Ho Duc Giang (born in 1985, residing in Quynh Tam commune, Quynh Luu district) was driving a motorbike with license plate number 37P4 - 3938 carrying his wife Vu Thi Muoi and 3 small children on National Highway 1A in the North - South direction. The motorbike reached Nghi Yen commune (Nghi Loc district) and was hit from behind by a car traveling in the same direction.

Defendant Nguyen Quang Hieu. Photo: ANTV

The accident caused 5 people on the motorbike to be thrown onto the road. The victims were taken to the hospital by traffic participants and local people. However, the injuries were so severe that Ho D.D. (7 years old), Giang's eldest child, died.

Immediately after the accident, Nghi Loc district police divided into two working groups with many experienced detectives to focus on finding the car that caused the accident. At 3:00 p.m. on June 27, police discovered at a car garage on Le Nin Avenue, Vinh City, a red 5-seat car with license plate 37A - 33720, which was the car that caused the accident.

Collecting evidence, the investigation agency determined that this car had previously been rented by Nguyen Quang Hieu from another facility. When summoned, Nguyen Quang Hieu initially denied the crime, saying that he had rented the car, but at the time of the accident, someone else was driving.

However, with solid evidence, Hieu later admitted that he was the one driving at the time of the accident. According to Hieu's testimony, on the evening of June 26, after a birthday party with an acquaintance in Quynh Luu district, Hieu was driving a car carrying a drunk person lying on the car traveling from North to South.

The car driven by Nguyen Quang Hieu was quite badly damaged. Photo cut from video clip

The car hit a motorbike in Nghi Loc district. Despite discovering the accident, Hieu did not stop the car but continued to drive forward for a while before stopping. Hiding the car on the side of the road, Hieu caught a car and returned to the scene.

At the scene, Hieu collected all the car's debris and drove to a cemetery in Vinh city to hide it. The next day, Hieu took the car to a garage to fix it in order to erase all traces.

According to the investigation agency, at the time of the accident, Nguyen Quang Hieu was a teller in the customer relations department of Vietinbank branch in Hung Nguyen district./.

Ngoc Diep - Khanh An