Deputy Prime Minister directs investigation into traffic accident that killed 5 people in Nghe An
The Deputy Prime Minister requested relevant units to urgently visit the victims' families, survey and assess the causes, and find preventive solutions.
On the night of October 4 and early morning of October 5, after receiving information about the tragic traffic accident between a car and a motorbike that killed 5 people on the Giang River suspension bridge (Phong Thinh commune, Thanh Chuong district, Nghe An province), the Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government, concurrentlyChairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee Truong Hoa BinhThere have been "hot" instructions related to the work of analyzing the cause and overcoming the consequences of the accident.
Accordingly, the Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee assigned Mr. Khuat Viet Hung - Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, along with leaders of the Traffic Safety Department, Vietnam Road Administration (Ministry of Transport), to go to the scene of the incident to convey the Deputy Prime Minister's condolences to the families of the victims.
The Deputy Prime Minister also requested the delegation to coordinate with leaders of agencies of the Ministry of Transport, the Ministry of Public Security, and leaders and agencies of the Traffic Safety Committee of Nghe An province to survey, evaluate, analyze the cause of the incident and direct the implementation of solutions to prevent similar incidents from happening.
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| After colliding with the motorbike, the car crashed through the bridge railing and plunged into the river. As a result, 2 people on the motorbike and 3 people in the car died. |
Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The also sent his condolences to the families of the victims of the accident. The Minister also directed the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam and local road management units to focus on immediately repairing the damaged sections of the bridge due to the accident; take measures to ensure traffic flow for people to travel safely; and coordinate with relevant agencies to determine the cause and propose solutions to ensure traffic safety.
According to information fromNational Traffic Safety Committee, at about 19:40 last night, October 4, 2020, on QL46C, at locationGiang River Bridge, Thanh Chuong, Nghe An, a 7-seat Ford Everest car with license plate 30A - 93.553 driven by Nguyen The Tuan, carrying Le Dinh Anh and Le Dinh Quyet collided with a Honda AirBlade motorbike with license plate 72G1- 135.79 driven by Dao Van Nam residing in Lien Khai hamlet, Thanh Lien carrying Hoang Anh Tuan (born in 1992), residing in Lien Khai hamlet, Thanh Lien commune. As a result, the car fell into the Giang river, 3 people in the car and 2 people on the motorbike died (of which Dao Van Nam died while on the way to the emergency room).
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| Police examined the scene to investigate the cause of the accident. |
PresentlyVice Chairman of National Traffic Safety Committeeand a working group from the Ministry of Transport is on its way from Hanoi to the scene to direct the work of overcoming the consequences and determining the cause of the accident.
Nghe An: Serious accident on bridge at night kills 5 people
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