Car driver detained in case of 7 casualties
(Baonghean.vn) - On September 5, Thai Hoa Town Police said they were temporarily detaining Duong Van Thanh (born in 1975), residing in Hung Dao Commune, Hung Nguyen District, to investigate and clarify the cause of the traffic accident that killed 2 people and injured 5 people that just occurred in the area.
7 people injured after collision between car and motorbike
03/09/2022
As reported by baonghean.vn: at about 2:48 p.m. on September 3, at Km 45+800, National Highway 48A (in Nghia Hieu commune, Nghia Dan district, Nghe An), a car with license plate number 37A - 391.70 driven by Duong Van Thanh carrying 5 people was traveling at a high speed of 96km/h, while the speed limit on this road is only 50km/h.
At around 2:55 p.m., when the car reached Km41+100, the working group No. 3 of the Road Traffic Police Team No. 1 - Traffic Police Department of Nghe An Province Police signaled the car to stop. However, the driver did not comply with the traffic police's order to stop and deliberately drove away.
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The front of the car was completely deformed. Photo: Minh Thai |
The working group notified Team 5 of the Road Traffic Police Team No. 1 and Thai Hoa Town Police to coordinate in checking, preventing, and stopping the vehicle for handling. After fleeing past Traffic Police Team No. 3, at about 3:15 p.m., the car reached Km39+900, National Highway 48A in Hung Lap hamlet, Nghia Tien commune, Thai Hoa town, and hit a motorbike driven by Mr. TVQ (born in 1971) and his wife, NTT (born in 1980), both residing in Nghia Duc commune, Nghia Dan district.
Servicetraffic accidentcausing Mr. Q. to die on the spot, Mrs. T. was seriously injured and taken to the hospital where she later died. 5 people in the car were also injured.
At the scene, the motorbike was pushed dozens of meters, the rear of the car fell into a traffic ditch, the entire front of the car was deformed, and many pieces of debris were scattered on the road.
After the accident, the police discovered that the driver had a blood alcohol level. Currently, the Thai Hoa Town Police Department is temporarily detaining Duong Van Thanh for further investigation and clarification.