Taking advantage of the ambulance 'passing through the checkpoint' to go to funerals and go out to eat
In order to bypass the authorities at Covid-19 checkpoints, many people have used ambulances for their own illegitimate purposes.
On August 30, Thu Dau Mot City Police (Binh Duong) said they were consolidating files to handle two cases of people using ambulances to go out on the street but could not present relevant documents.
At around 11:30 a.m. on August 29, at the Covid-19 epidemic prevention control checkpoint at Phu Cuong bridge (Thu Dau Mot city), the authorities discovered a white-plate ambulance 93B-011.64 acting suspiciously whenthrough the pinshould signal to stop the car for inspection.
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| Ambulance used by Mr. VXH to "clear the checkpoint". |
The MVD driver (born in 1987, residing in Binh Phuoc) claimed to be transporting a patient from Binh Phuoc to Ben Tre but had no documents to prove it. When the police invited him to the headquarters for questioning, he admitted to taking advantage of the ambulance to “pass through the checkpoint” to attend the funeral of an acquaintance in Ben Tre.
Then, at about 7:20 p.m. the same day, also at the Phu Cuong bridge control point,ambulanceLicense plate 61B-019.43, driven by VXH (born in 1979; residing in Thu Dau Mot, Binh Duong), was carrying a man from Thuan An City to Ho Chi Minh City. The driver could not present a driver's license or vehicle registration and claimed to be using the ambulance to take his friend to Ho Chi Minh City to... have dinner.
