Crane collapse kills student: Construction did not have a construction permit

(Baonghean.vn) - Although not licensed, Truong Thanh Company still built an apartment building and adjacent villas in Truong Thi ward, Vinh city, leading to a tower crane collapse accident that killed a student.

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On the morning of November 15, Mr. Nguyen Truong Giang - Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Construction said that the Truong Thanh 2 Apartment and Townhouse project invested and constructed by Truong Thanh Company Limited in Block 5, Truong Thi Ward - where the accident that killed a 10th grade student occurred - has not been granted a construction permit.

The crane crashed into the roof of a classroom at Le Viet Thuat High School.

After the incident, Nghe An Department of Construction requested Vinh City People's Committee to suspend construction; the investor coordinated with relevant agencies to resolve the incident and investigate the cause of the accident.

It is known that Truong Thanh 2 apartment and townhouse complex, invested and built by Truong Thanh Company Limited since June 2016, has an area of ​​over 2,900m², including a low-rise residential area of ​​10 lots and a commercial apartment complex of 20 floors above ground, 1 basement with 190 apartments.

Mr. Nguyen Tat Thien - Chairman of Truong Thi Ward People's Committee said that recently, the ward has received petitions and complaints from residents and the Board of Directors of Le Viet Thuat High School about the construction unit being close to residents' houses and next to the school, affecting the environment and causing noise pollution. However, up to now, the investor and the construction unit have not yet submitted the construction permit to Truong Thi Ward People's Committee.

On the morning of November 15, the Criminal Investigation Department of Nghe An Province Police and Vinh City Police continued to block off the scene to serve the investigation into the cause of the accident.

The investor built the project without a construction permit.

Up to now, the Nghe An Department of Education and Training has received the initial report from the Board of Directors of Le Viet Thuat High School, and sent officials to visit and encourage the family of the deceased student, and soon stabilize the school's teaching and learning.

LikeBaonghean.vnreported that on the afternoon of November 14, a group of students from Le Viet Thuat High School (Vinh City) were playing basketball in the gym when suddenly a tower crane from the Truong Thanh 2 apartment and villa construction site next to the school suddenly collapsed. The accident caused Tran Van Hai (student of class 10A7, Le Viet Thuat High School) to die on the spot.

Nam Phuc