A young man from Nghe An jumped off Nhat Tan bridge into the Red River.
(Baonghean.vn) - Leaving behind his motorbike and personal documents on Nhat Tan Bridge, Dong Anh District (Hanoi), a young man from Vo Liet Commune (Thanh Chuong) jumped into the Red River to commit suicide.
Ms. Pham Thi Lien (45 years old), a resident of Nguyen Khe commune, Dong Anh district, said: At 12:20 on April 16, a young man riding a motorbike to the middle of Nhat Tan bridge jumped into the Red River, leaving behind on the bridge a motorbike with license plate 37 E1 - 626.47, a helmet, and a black wallet.
Inside the wallet was an ID card in the name of Tran Duc H., born in 1990, permanent resident of Vo Liet commune, Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An province.
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Crowds of people gathered on Nhat Tan Bridge after discovering someone jumped off the bridge. Photo: Pham Lien |
“When the incident first happened, I was passing Nhat Tan Bridge and saw a large crowd of people gathered on the bridge. At that time, the victim’s motorbike and wallet were still there. I and many people at the scene took pictures and broadcast them live on social media, hoping that the victim’s family would soon know the news so they could go find the victim,” Ms. Lien shared.
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The victim's motorbike left on the bridge. Photo: Pham Lien |
On the afternoon of April 16, contacting the local authorities, Ms. Vo Thi Mai - Head of Minh Tan Hamlet, Vo Liet Commune confirmed that the above information was true and said that the victim's family in the hamlet had received the news. This afternoon, relatives went to Hanoi to organize a search for the body of Mr. Tran Duc H.
It is known that Mr. H. is the second child in a family of 4 children. His family situation is difficult. His father passed away more than a year ago, and his mother is sick and often hospitalized. Mr. H. has been working as a Grab driver in Hanoi for a long time. Knowing that he had a serious illness, he chose to jump off a bridge to end his life and avoid causing trouble to his family.
Before jumping off the bridge, Mr. H. said goodbye to his friends to return to his hometown and wrote on his personal page: "I apologize to everyone." Mr. H.'s mother said that he had liver disease, but only told her, "My stomach hurts so much, Mom."
Also according to Ms. Mai, at around 5:00 p.m. this afternoon, in Dong Anh district (Hanoi), search and rescue forces on the Red River discovered Mr. H's body floating on the riverbank. On the night of April 16, relatives were moving the victim's body back to his hometown for burial.
