Nghe An: Highlights on October 5

*NImmediately after the accident, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh directed relevant agenciesfocus on investigationclarify the cause. According to Nghe An Newspaper's records at the Giang River suspension bridge, at the collision point between a 7-seat car with license plate 30A - 93. 553 and a motorbike with license plate 72G1 - 135.79, all 5 people on the 2 vehicles died. The bridge railing was deformed, and there were still many blood stains on the bridge surface.

Giang River Suspension Bridge, also known as Chua Market Suspension Bridge, is located at Km105+970 QL46C and was built and put into use in 1987. Giang River Suspension Bridge connects Thanh Lien and Phong Thinh communes (Thanh Chuong).

Police examined the scene to investigate the cause of the accident.

*TOn the morning of October 5, a working delegation of the National Traffic Safety Committee led by comrade Khuat Viet Hung - Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee arrived atvisit, encourageThe families of the victims. Also joining the delegation from Nghe An province was comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee of the Traffic Safety Committee of Nghe An province.

At the victims' families, the working delegation visited and shared the pain of losing loved ones of the victims' families in this accident; encouraged and hoped that the families would overcome the pain and immediate difficulties to continue to stabilize their lives.

The delegation visited the scene of the traffic accident, directed the investigation of the cause, resolved the problem, repaired the suspension bridge, and ensured that traffic in the area could soon return to normal.

Visiting and encouraging families to quickly overcome the pain of losing loved ones. Photo: Cong Kien

*CAlso on the morning of October 5, Thanh Chuong district leaders visited and encouraged the families of the victims in the tragic accident. Initially, Thanh Chuong districtsupport every family8.4 million dong

Thanh Chuong district leaders burned incense and expressed condolences to the victim's family.

*TIn another development, on the afternoon of October 5, a working delegation of the Ministry of Transport led by Mr. Khuat Viet Hung - Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, had a meeting with the People's Committee of Thanh Chuong district on the content related to the tragic accident above.Giang River Suspension Bridgenight 4/10

Along with reporting on the work of overcoming the consequences and investigating the cause of the accident, at the meeting, many opinions agreed that the Giang River suspension bridge had been put into use for more than 30 years (since 1987), through many times of maintenance and repair but had seriously degraded. Currently, the demand for travel and freight transport is increasing, so all levels need to consider building a hard bridge to replace it, ensuring safety for people and vehicles, serving the local socio-economic development.

Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee Khuat Viet Hung agreed with the proposal that in the long term, it is necessary to build a rigid bridge to replace the Giang River suspension bridge to ensure safety for people living in the area.

Comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee inspected the repair and renovation of the Giang River suspension bridge. Photo: Cong Kien

*DAnother notable event taking place on October 5 in the area was the meeting with voters of National Assembly deputies in the districts.Que Phong,Quy Chau, Quynh Luu andHoang Mai town.

At the meetings, local voters reflected many issues to the National Assembly delegates. Que Phong district voters requested policies and strategies for investment in technical infrastructure for some remote areas, especially the system of hard bridges across streams, canals, and roads.

Voters in Quynh Luu district and Hoang Mai town reported that farmers have abandoned their fields and are not interested in agricultural production. This reality requires the State to innovate policies for the agricultural production sector, especially policies on land accumulation and attracting investment in agriculture.

Local voters also mentioned a lot about the issue of land clearance for projects, especially the North-South Expressway project; policies for people with meritorious services and families with preferential policies. In particular, fishermen in Hoang Mai town reflected the risk of being foreclosed by banks due to debt for shipbuilding according to Decree 67, now Decree 17 of the Government...

Voters of Que Phong district petitioned National Assembly delegates. Photo: D.C.

*SOn October 5, a number of universities in Nghe An provinceAnnouncement of admission scoresuniversity entrance exam for the 2020-2021 school year. In general, the admission score this year is higher than previous years.

As expected, the benchmark score of Vinh Medical University is 2-3 points higher than previous years. Accordingly, if for the Medical major (general practitioner), last year the benchmark score was 22.4 points, this year it increased to 25.4 points.

The benchmark scores for medical laboratory technology and pharmacy are between 21 and 23.5 points. The benchmark scores for Nursing and Public Health increased by 1 point compared to last year…

Other universities in the province are expected to announce admission scores this afternoon, October 5.

This year, in addition to being admitted based on the results of the 2020 high school graduation exam, many schools will also consider admission based on academic records and students have already enrolled. Photo: MH