Prosecution of driver causing traffic accident on highway
On the afternoon of February 18, the authorities initiated a criminal case and prosecuted driver Phan Dinh Kieu, who drove a car with license plate 36A-485.67, causing a particularly serious accident on the Cam Lo - La Son highway that occurred on the same day, killing 3 people.
According to authorities, at the time of the incidenttraffic accident, driver Phan Dinh Kieu (born in 1969, in Kon Tum province) drove a car with license plate 36A-485.67 carrying 4 family members including: Mr. Phan Dinh Q. (born in 1978), his wife Le Thi H. (born in 1983) and 2 children Phan Le Khanh V. (born in 2009), Phan Dinh Q. (born in 2015) both residing in Dong Tan ward, Thanh Hoa city, Thanh Hoa province) on the Cam Lo - La Son expressway in the South - North direction.
The above series of accidents caused Phan Dinh Q. to die at the scene, Phan Le Khanh V. died on the way to the emergency room, and Le Thi H. was seriously injured and was treated at Hue Central Hospital, branch 2, but did not survive. The remaining people involved in the accident suffered minor injuries.
Previously, at around 10:00 a.m. on February 18, at Km 48+200 on the Cam Lo - La Son expressway, a container truck with license plate 63C-136.59 traveling in the South - North direction collided with a car with license plate 36A-48567 traveling in the same direction, then crashed into a cargo truck with license plate 63H-00568, causing a series of accidents.
The accident killed three people in car 36A-48567, the car was severely damaged, deformed, and thrown off the barrier onto the roadside. The two remaining vehicles had damage to the front of the car.
Upon receiving the information, the Traffic Police force quickly arrived at the scene to take the injured to the emergency room, direct traffic and investigate the cause of the accident.
Upon receiving the news, Vice Chairman of the Thua Thien Hue Provincial People's Committee Hoang Hai Minh went to the scene to directly direct the investigation into the cause of the accident and went to Hue Central Hospital, branch 2, to visit and give support of 15 million VND to the relatives of the deceased and 2 million VND to the injured. By 3:00 p.m. on February 18, traffic on the section of the road where the accident occurred had basically returned to normal.
