The driver of the car that crashed through the bridge railing and plunged into the river has died?
The Traffic Safety Committee of Nghe An province has just released a preliminary report on the serious traffic accident that occurred on the afternoon of July 13 on National Highway 46, passing through Van An commune. However, what has attracted public attention is whether the car driver is... dead?
According to the preliminary report of the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee: At 4:30 p.m. on July 13, at Km 32+100, National Highway 46A, through Ba Ha block, Van An commune, Nghe An province, a traffic accident occurred between a car with license plate 37A-348.95 driven by Tran Hong Son (born in 1990), residing in Duc Tho commune (Ha Tinh) going from Kim Lien commune to Van An commune, the car was carrying Mr. Tran Huu Ba (born in 1988) and Mr. Nguyen Van Trung (born in 1990), both residing in Hong Son hamlet, Thuong Tan Loc commune (old), now Van An commune.
When reaching the area near Thien Duong bridge (in Ba Ha block, Van An commune), he lost control and collided with a milestone on the side of the road, then collided with a motorbike with license plate 37B1-914.80 driven by Ms. Hoang Thi Quy (born in 1973), residing in Truong Son block, Van An commune, running in the same direction ahead.
The car then collided with a motorbike with license plate 37M1-993.11 driven by Mr. Dau Dinh Cong (born in 1993), residing in Hamlet 6, Dai Hue Commune (formerly Nam Linh Commune), carrying his wife Nguyen Thi Binh (born in 1997), son Dau Dinh Phong (born in 2021) and nephew Dau Dinh Quan (born in 2016), going in the opposite direction (from Van An Commune to Kim Lien Commune). The car then collided with the railing of Thien Duong Bridge (right side) and fell into the Dao River.
As a result, Mr. Dau Dinh Cong died at the hospital; his nephew Dau Dinh Quan (sitting on the motorbike) fell into the Dao River and died (cause of death unknown). At around 0:30 on July 14, Mr. Tran Hong Son's body was found in the Dao River (initial cause of death was determined to be drowning).
Regarding the driver of the car, according to the preliminary report of the Traffic Safety Committee of Nghe An province, it was Tran Hong Son (deceased).
However, public opinion on social networks in recent days has raised doubts that the driver was not Tran Hong Son. According to information extracted from a camera at a karaoke bar about 1 km from the scene, about 2 minutes before the accident, the driver was not Tran Hong Son, this has caused public concern and requested that the authorities verify and clarify.
It is known that after the serious accident occurred, the authorities quickly took action to search and rescue, and the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee also visited the victims' families.
On July 14, the People's Committee of Nghe An province sent an official dispatch to departments, branches and localities regarding overcoming the consequences of the accident that occurred in Van An commune.
In particular, the People's Committee of Nghe An province requested the Nghe An Provincial Police to direct functional forces to urgently investigate, clarify the cause of the accident and strictly handle according to regulations for organizations and individuals who violated the law causing this serious traffic accident.
