The image of traffic police preventing oil spills in the middle of National Highway 48C made a strong impression on the online community.

After the above image was shared on Facebook, many people commented praising and applauding the sense of responsibility of the traffic police team while on duty. The actions of these traffic police officers have avoided accidents for vehicles passing through this road.

Based on the above information, the reporter contacted Senior Lieutenant Le Minh Tri, one of the four traffic police officers of the Quy Hop Traffic Police Team to verify the incident. When watching the clip and images, the four comrades, including Senior Lieutenant Le Minh Tri, Senior Lieutenant Nguyen Duc Thang, Lieutenant Le Duc Anh and Lieutenant Nguyen Tien Tuan, were very surprised when the image of them and their teammates using sand to prevent oil spills was recorded by passersby and posted on social media.

Senior Lieutenant Le Minh Tri said that at around 6:30 a.m. on March 23, when he and his working group were on patrol and controlling traffic on Highway 48C, they reached the intersection of traffic lights in Quy Hop town and discovered an oil spill on the asphalt road, more than 10 meters long and nearly 1 lane wide.

After that, the Traffic Police Team called a truck to transport dry sand to spread on the road to absorb the oil, preventing it from spreading. After more than 2 hours, the Traffic Police officers handled the oil spill, preventing the vehicles from falling.

The traffic police called a sand truck to handle the oil spill on the road. Photo: Nguyen Ha

“I was very surprised when my actions were recorded by the people and posted on social networks. While on duty, we discovered oil spills on the road. With our responsibility, we applied all temporary measures to resolve the situation, ensuring the safety of people and vehicles,” said Senior Lieutenant Le Minh Tri.