Two dead in accident on Vietnamese highway during accident repair

At around 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, a 16-seater car loaded with 11 passengers was driving on the Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway in Gia Loc town when it collided with a pickup truck carrying three people.

The driver of the 16-seater, Quach Van Lam, 35, and two passengers in the pickup truck, Trinh Tuan Anh, 34, and Le Ngoc Hung, 36, got out of their vehicles to discuss the collision.

28-year-old Tran Ngoc The was driving a seven-seater on the same road and collided with the three arguing people.

He and another passenger in The’s car remained trapped and were later rescued by police.

Lam and Anh died at the scene of the accident.

More than ten people from the three vehicles involved were taken to Hai Duong General Hospital and Gia Loc District Medical Center. Six of them sustained injuries.

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According to traffic police, hospital officials reported that one of the nine patients admitted to Hai Duong General Hospital suffered a femur fracture, another suffered a liver injury that required treatment in Hanoi, and the rest only received minor injuries and were discharged after examinations.

The incident caused a traffic jam on the highway. At the time of the accident, the road was dry and appropriate fences and warning signs had been put in place.

No driver was found to have violated alcohol regulations. The investigation is ongoing.

The Hanoi-Hai Phong Expressway is 105 km long and passes through Hanoi, Hung Yen, Hai Duong and Hai Phong.

The speed limits vary from a maximum of 120 km/h to a minimum of 60 km/h.