On the afternoon of May 9, speaking with Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Dang Kim Ly - Chairman of the People's Committee of Suoi Quyen Commune, Van Chan District, Yen Bai Province - said: At about 1:00 p.m. the same day, at the construction area of the road connecting Nghia Lo with Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway (under the Traffic Connection Project of the Northern mountainous provinces), a work accident occurred, killing a worker.
At that time, Mr. L.T.S (in Lien Son Farm Town, Van Chan District) was driving an excavator to construct the road when suddenly a large rock fell from above and hit the excavator. As a result, the excavator was severely damaged in the front, and Mr. S died.
As soon as the information was received, the authorities and local authorities were present at the scene, coordinating with the construction contractor and the investor to clarify the cause of the work accident.
The victim's body has been brought home for burial in accordance with local regulations.
The transport connection project in the northern mountainous provinces is funded by the Asian Development Bank and the Australian Government, approved by the Prime Minister's investment policy, the Ministry of Transport (now the Ministry of Construction) approves the investment project and assigns the PMU 2 to be the investor.
The project has a total investment of about 6,000 billion VND, including two routes with a total length of about 200km. The first route connects Lai Chau with Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway, about 147km long. The second route connects Nghia Lo (Yen Bai province) with Noi Bai - Lao Cai Expressway, about 53km long, passing through Van Yen and Van Chan districts.
The area where the labor accident occurred belongs to the XL-11 package (Km 36+900 - Km 52+671). Construction contractor of Dong Do Joint Venture Joint Stock Company - 471 Joint Stock Company - Nam Invest Company. Contract value: 555.405 billion VND.
