Sole survivor still doesn't know his mother, wife and son have died

(Baonghean.vn)- The only man who survived the tragic accident on Cau Ro (Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An) whose leg was severed is still in the hospital's special monitoring room, not knowing that his mother, wife and son have passed away.

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On February 3, Doctor Nguyen Huu Viet Anh - doctor in charge of the Intensive Care Department, Nghe An Orthopedic Trauma Hospital said that after more than two days of emergency care and treatment, by the morning of February 3, the health of Mr. Vo Van Tinh (30 years old, residing in Thanh Duong commune, Thanh Chuong district) had passed the critical stage.

Doctors and nurses at Nghe An Orthopedic Trauma Hospital are monitoring and treating Mr. Tinh after the surgery. Photo: Nam Phuc

At the time of admission to the hospital on the afternoon of February 1, Mr. Tinh was in shock due to the injury, with 1/3 of his left leg severed, a broken left femur, a wound in the blood vessels of his left arm, low blood pressure, and a lot of blood loss. After a surgery lasting more than 3 hours, the doctors created a 1/3 amputation of his left leg, performed surgery on the fractured bone area, and transfused more than 1 liter of red blood cells and 600ml of plasma to Mr. Tinh.

“The patient is no longer on a ventilator, but after surgery, his consciousness is still hazy and he is in a state of panic. The patient does not yet know that he has lost his mother, wife, and child, so he often asks to go home when he wakes up,” said Dr. Anh.

Accident scene on Cau Ro. Photo: Huy Thu

Outside the hospital corridor, Tinh's relatives and driver Pham Van Lai's family regularly sent people to take turns taking care of Tinh. Mr. Pham Van Ha - Lai's younger brother said that Lai bought a truck to transport goods for hire in recent years. Lai's wife also works in the rental business, and the couple has 3 children. Lai usually drives very carefully.

On the day of the accident, Mr. Lai drove a truck carrying his wife and children to his mother's hometown in Thanh An commune (Thanh Chuong district) to celebrate Tet.

“When we heard about the accident, my family was also shaken and shocked because the accident was something no one wanted for either family. Up to now, we have the responsibility to regularly go back and forth to properly bury Tinh’s three relatives and treat Tinh, hoping that the family will soon overcome the loss and pain,” Ha confided.

Before that, Mr. Tinh and his wife were driving their mother and son on two motorbikes across Ro bridge when they collided with a car with license plate 37C - 06202 driven by Mr. Pham Van Lai (41 years old), from Hung Loc commune, Vinh city. The car's impact caused Ms. Xuan (Mr. Tinh's mother), Ms. Hue (Mr. Tinh's wife) and Huy (son) to fly over the bridge railing and fall into the river. Ms. Xuan, Ms. Hue and her son died there. Mr. Vo Van Tinh's leg was severed, his body lying on the bridge, his leg falling right where Ms. Xuan died.

Currently, Mr. Lai has been detained by the police for investigation and further investigation of the case.

Nam Phuc