Truck carrying crushed stone overturned, Nghe An driver died tragically in the cabin

On the afternoon of October 23, on Gai slope, National Highway 48D (in Mon hamlet, Ha Son commune, Quy Hop district, Nghe An), an accident occurred causing a truck to overturn, the driver was trapped and died in the cabin.

Accident scene. Photo: Nguyen Minh

Accordingly, at around 2:00 p.m. on October 23, truck with license plate 38C - 070.82 was transporting construction gravel from Thai Hoa town to Quy Hop. When reaching Gai slope, Mon hamlet, Ha Son commune, the truck lost control, plunged from the top of the slope down, hit a concrete marker on the left side of the curve, then flipped over in the middle of the road, the cabin was crushed.

Immediately after the accident, people pried open the cabin to save the driver, but the victim had already died.

According to the Traffic Police of Quy Hop District, through initial investigation, the truck lost its brakes and overturned. The accident is being further investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department of Quy Hop District Police.

The front of the truck is deformed. Photo: Nguyen Minh

It is known that previously, in May 2019, at the above location, there was also an overturning of a pickup truck and a truck carrying pigs.

Currently, the Traffic Police of Quy Hop District have notified the victim's family (from Tan Son, Do Luong) to receive the body.