Deputy Prime Minister requests clarification of cause of tragic accident that killed 5 people in Gia Lai

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked Gia Lai Provincial Police to investigate, clarify the cause of the accident and strictly handle it according to the law.

After the particularly serious traffic accident in Gia Lai, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc requested Gia Lai provincial police to urgently investigate, clarify the cause of the accident and strictly handle the organizations and individuals who violated the law and caused the accident.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested that functional forces control and strictly handle vehicle owners and drivers who violate traffic safety regulations.

As reported, at 9:30 p.m. on November 27, at Km 1,568+700 of Ho Chi Minh Road, in Ia Khuol Commune, Chu Pah District, Gia Lai Province, a particularly serious traffic accident occurred between a car with license plate 81M-5781 and a tractor. The collision resulted in 5 deaths and 7 injuries, including 3 serious injuries.

All victims in the accident lived in To Von 2 village, Ia Khuol commune, Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc sent his condolences to the families of the deceased victims and visited the injured victims. The Deputy Prime Minister requested: The Gia Lai Provincial Health Department mobilizes all available resources in terms of doctors and equipment to focus on treating the injured victims; organizes visits, encouragement, and support for the families of the deceased victims in the accident, and organizes funerals for the victims who died in the traffic accident.

Gia Lai Provincial Police urgently investigate, clarify the cause of the accident and strictly handle according to the law the organizations and individuals who violated the law causing this particularly serious traffic accident.

The Head of the Traffic Safety Committee of Gia Lai, Binh Phuoc, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Kon Tum, and Lam Dong provinces directed districts, towns, and cities to step up propaganda, education, and dissemination of legal regulations on traffic order and safety in the province, especially regulations prohibiting agricultural vehicles from participating in traffic on national highways.

The Traffic Police force coordinates with the Traffic Inspectorate, Mobile Police and other functional forces to strengthen patrols, control and strictly handle vehicle owners and drivers of agricultural vehicles who violate legal regulations on operating areas as well as other legal regulations when participating in traffic./.

According to VOV