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At around 7 p.m., numerous vehicles were stopped at a traffic light at the Thuan An Hoa-My Phuoc-Tan Van intersection in Thuan Giao Ward. A truck then came from behind and rammed into the rows of vehicles. Three motorbikes were heavily damaged by the impact. A 20-year-old man died on the spot. Two other people were rushed to the hospital. Nearby vegetable stalls were also damaged in the incident. "I was sitting inside my house when I heard a loud crash. When I ran outside, I heard screams and saw 2-3 people lying on the road," a witness said. The accident caused a traffic jam, and police officers were dispatched to barricade the area. My Phuoc - Tan Van is a more than 40-km road connecting the center of Binh Duong, a major industrial hub, with Dong Nai, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provinces and HCMC. It is often used by many trucks and prone to traffic accidents. … [Read more...] about Truck rams through traffic light, killing one

The HCM City Department of Transport has issued a plan for solutions to deal with 25 traffic accident hotspots. The areas around Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the streets of Nguyen Thi Dinh and Nguyen Tat Thanh, Truong Chinh and the junctions of Cong Hoa-Hoang Hoa Tham and Tran Quoc Hoan-Phan Thuc Duyen are among the hardest hit. Traffic jams in HCM City According to the department, it is necessary to speed up key transport projects in the city, including tunnels at Nguyen Van Linh-Nguyen Huu Tho and Tran Quoc Hoai-Cong Hoa intersections. The city also needs to soon start work on expanding Hoang Hoa Tham Street in Tan Binh District and building an overpass at Bon Xa Intersection in Tan Phu District. More traffic lights and cameras need to be installed. The local transport sector would also improve co-operation with concerned agencies to monitor traffic through camera systems to detect violations. The police will conduct more street patrols. HCM City is … [Read more...] about HCM City seeking to ease traffic jams

The 2023 National Traffic Safety Contest will be organised for six months on a larger scale and with bigger prizes. Deputy Director of the Traffic Police Department, Le Xuan Duc, speaks at the launching ceremony of the Vietnam Traffic Safety Initiative 2023 programme on April 5. The contest, which is co-organised by the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper and Toyota Vietnam Company, will open for entries until August 25 with total prizes amounting to VND321 million. This is the second year the annual contest is launched under the Vietnam Traffic Safety Initiative 2023 programme, which aims at seeking initiatives and solutions for current traffic issues including reducing traffic accidents and congestion in Vietnam. The 2023 contest will have three categories that will focus on general traffic safety and the use of technology in traffic safety. It will address traffic congestion, drink-driving, and general … [Read more...] about National traffic safety contest organised on larger scale this year

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has proposed banning sleeper buses from entering the inner-city area around the clock instead of between 6:00 am and 10:00 pm every day. Sleeper buses will be prohibited from traveling into the inner city area bounded by National Highway No. 1 – Nguyen Van Linh Street – Vo Chi Cong Street – Nguyen Thi Dinh Street – Dong Van Cong Street – Mai Chi Tho Boulevard – Hanoi Highway – National Highway 1. The department has issued a report on the implementation of the ban on sleeper buses from entering the inner-city area from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm every day. In particular, traffic in the downtown area has become better. Individuals and transport firms have basically complied with the prohibition. However, several sleeper buses regularly stop on the streets near the inner-city area for passenger pick-ups and drop-offs, causing traffic disorder and posing a high risk of traffic accidents. Unlicensed coach stations have also mushroomed along … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City transport dept proposes banning sleeper buses from inner city 24/7

A fire drill was held at the Saigon River Tunnel in Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday morning with nearly 1,300 people and 88 vehicles being mobilized. The hypothetical situation was that a 30-seater coach suddenly broke down and stopped while running inside the tunnel from District 1 to Thu Duc City. At the time, a cargo truck failed to stop and collided with the coach at the back. The driver of a four-seater car also failed to reduce the speed of the vehicle, turned to the motorbike lane on its right, and hit a motorbike. The collision made the motorbike break down. Vice-chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Ngo Minh Chau speaks at the fire drill. Photo : Minh Hoa / Tuoi Tre Gasoline leaked out from the motorbike, which, together with sparks, caused the vehicle to burst into flames inside the Saigon River Tunnel. Many motorbikes also fell as they braked suddenly, resulting in congestion stretching nearly two kilometers. The pile-up injured nine … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City holds fire drill at Saigon River Tunnel

Nguyen Thi Tuyet, 55, a graveyard-shift sanitation worker for the Nha Trang Urban Environmental Company, was cleaning up trash on the Tran Phu Bridge at around 1:15 a.m. when a car hit her. Tuyet was thrown onto a nearby flower bed and died at the scene. Following the impact, the driver of the car did not stop. Witnesses said the car that hit Tuyet had five seats. Authorities found fragments of the car at the scene. Tran Van Huong, director of Tuyet’s department, said Tuyet had been with the company since 2015. The incident happened around an hour into her shift, he added. Police are analyzing nearby camera footage to find the car’s driver. An investigation is ongoing. … [Read more...] about Nha Trang street cleaner killed in hit-and-run

At around 3 p.m. the truck, which was heading towards HCMC, hit the sedan, but did not cause any injuries. The front of the truck and one side of the car were extensively damaged. The accident blocked one lane of the expressway during what was rush hour and caused a five-kilometer backup of vehicles, which only had one remaining lane and had to use the emergency lane. The traffic jam on HCMC - Trung Luong Expressway after a truck hits a car on May 20, 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Nam An A rescue team arrived at the scene to remove the two vehicles. The traffic jam was cleared after about two hours. The four-lane HCMC - Trung Luong Expressway is 62-km long and allows vehicles a maximum speed of 100 kph. But as the only expressway connecting HCMC and the Mekong Delta, the road receives a large number of vehicles and is often prone to traffic jams and accidents. … [Read more...] about Accident causes 5-kilometer traffic jam on southern expressway

The 2023 National Traffic Safety Contest will open for entries until August 25 with total prizes amounting to VND321 million. The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security with Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper and Toyota Vietnam Company launched the Vietnam Traffic Safety Initiative 2023 programme on April 5. The contest is co-organised by the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper and Toyota Vietnam Company. Participants are responsible for legal issues related to the intellectual property of their products sent to the contest. The contest will have two categories that will focus on general traffic safety and the use of technology in traffic safety. It will address traffic congestion, drink-driving, and general traffic order and safety awareness. Individuals and organisations can enter the competition at: https://bit.ly/dondangkyATGT. Contestants need to describe their products; record a … [Read more...] about National traffic safety contest opens for entries until August

A court in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam sentenced a 44-year-old local woman to a combined 20 months in prison on Tuesday after threatening to kiss a traffic policeman until her death. Nguyen Thi Ngan, a 44-year-old native of Thanh Hoa’s Ba Thuoc District, was found guilty of “resisting officers on duty” by various actions, including threatening to kiss a traffic policeman till her death, and “intentionally causing injuries to other people.” As per the indictment by the People’s Procuracy of Ba Thuoc, when Captain Bui Tuan Quy was filing a violation record on National Highway 217 at around 11:20 am on February 16 during the performance of his duty with a team of six officers, Ngan approached him, requesting a waiver for her daughter-in-law’s violation on failing to wear a crash helmet. When Quy declined Ngan’s request, she snatched and crumpled the violation record, repeatedly cursing the traffic police team. Ngan proceeded to lift her own T-shirt and slander … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, woman jailed after threatening to kiss traffic policeman till her death

The scene of the accident in Jingxi city in Guangxi province of China (Source: china news) Hanoi (VNA) – Two more Vietnamese victims were confirmed dead in a car crash in Jingxi city in Guangxi province of China on May 19, bringing the total number of Vietnamese victims to 13, including 11 fatalities and two injured, reported the Vietnamese Consulate General in Nanning . At about 6:30 am on May 19, the car carrying 14 people overturned off a cliff and fell into a pond in Siming village of Jingxi City in Guangxi province. The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on May 25 that after hearing the news, it worked with relevant authorities to verify the identity of the victims and notify their families to initiate necessary post-incident procedures. Earlier on May 21, the Vietnamese Consulate General in Nanning visited the two injured citizens. They are currently in stable conditions and wish to return home soon to reunite with their families. The … [Read more...] about Two more Vietnamese confirmed dead in car accident in China