Container truck crashes through 20m of guardrail on National Highway 1A, front end completely destroyed.
(Baonghean.vn) - Traveling in the same direction, a container truck with license plate 51D-05436 suddenly overtook another container truck, forcing the driver of the other container truck with license plate 51C-71116 to swerve to the left, crashing into and knocking down 20 meters of guardrail on National Highway 1A, completely destroying the front of the truck.
The accident occurred at 3:00 AM on October 19th on National Highway 1A, at the intersection near Cau Giat town (Quynh Luu district).
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| The scene of the accident. Photo: Hong Hai |
At that time, a container truck with license plate 51C-71116 was traveling from Vinh to Hanoi. Just after passing the traffic light at the intersection in Cau Giat town, another container truck with license plate 51D-05436 approached from behind, cutting in to overtake. The driver of the 51C-71116 container truck swerved to the left to avoid a collision, causing the truck to crash into and destroy 20 meters of the guardrail in the middle of the lane on National Highway 1A.
The accident resulted in the front of the truck being completely wrecked, a utility pole being broken, and over 200 liters of fuel spilling onto the road. Fortunately, all three people in the cabin only suffered minor injuries.
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| The guardrail on National Highway 1A has broken and collapsed. Photo: Hong Hai. |
That same night, traffic police from Quynh Luu District Police arrived to handle the incident.
