On December 23, Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 7, Department 6, Traffic Police Department (Ministry of Public Security) is coordinating with relevant professional units of Tien Giang Provincial Police to investigate the cause of the car fire on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong Expressway.
According to initial information, at around 11:30 a.m. the same day, driver V.V.H (residing in Xuan Thoi Dong commune, Hoc Mon district, Ho Chi Minh City) drove a car with a Long An province license plate on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong highway in the direction from the Western provinces to Ho Chi Minh City.
When reaching Tan Ly Tay commune (Chau Thanh district, Tien Giang province), the car suddenly caught fire from the front. Discovering the incident, Mr. H stopped the car in the emergency lane with his nephew, got out of the car and tried to put out the fire but were unsuccessful.
Upon receiving the news, the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department of Tien Giang Province Police dispatched 2 fire trucks and many soldiers to the scene. After about 30 minutes, the fire brigade extinguished the fire. The fire did not cause any human casualties but the car was severely damaged.
After quickly working with the police, the driver said that the car had just been purchased at a store in Ben Tre province for 100 million VND, and caught fire on the way home.
Currently, Tien Giang provincial authorities are clarifying the cause of the fire.
