Self-propelled truck crashes into power pole on National Highway 20 in Lam Dong

Nguyễn Quân |

Lam Dong - A coffee truck suddenly drifted on its own, damaging many vehicles and breaking an electric pole on National Highway 20, fortunately no casualties were caused.

Initial information, at about 1 pm on June 19, a truck with license plate 49C-068. 23 driven by driver Le Hong Hai (residing in Di Linh commune, Lam Dong), carrying about 12 tons of coffee, was parked in the old bus station area in B'Lao ward.

Hiện trường vụ tai nạn xe tải tự trôi tông gãy trụ điện trung thế. Ảnh: Nguyễn Quân
Scene of the self-propelled truck crashing and breaking a medium-voltage power pole. Photo: Nguyen Quan

About 5 minutes after the driver got out of the car, the truck suddenly rolled downhill, drifted on its own and collided with a taxi and 2 motorbikes parked nearby.

Not stopping there, the truck continued to rush out of National Highway 20 and then crashed head-on into a medium-voltage power pole along the road.

Trụ điện hạ thế bị xe tải tông gãy đổ hoàn toàn. Ảnh: Nguyễn Quân
Medium-voltage power pole completely broken by truck. Photo: Nguyen Quan

The strong collision caused the power pole to be completely broken, causing local power outages in part of B'Lao ward and ward 1 Bao Loc. The accident also caused a light pole to be knocked down, and many telecommunication cables to be broken.

The accident caused the truck cabin to be deformed and heavily damaged.

Fortunately, at the time of the incident, there were no passersby passing through the above area, so there were no casualties.

Trước khi tông gãy trụ điện, xe tải tự trôi va chạm với xe taxi đang dừng đỗ. Ảnh: Nguyễn Quân
Before hitting and breaking the power pole, the truck drifted and collided with a parked taxi. Photo: Nguyen Quan

After the incident, functional forces quickly arrived at the scene to regulate traffic and coordinate with the rescue unit to clear the scene.

Hai chiếc xe máy bị tông hư hỏng. Ảnh: Nguyễn Quân
Two motorbikes were damaged by the collision. Photo: Nguyen Quan

Bao Loc Power Company has also arrived to deploy incident repairs and soon restore power to people.

Currently, the cause of the incident is being investigated and clarified by functional agencies.

Some images related to the accident recorded by reporters at the scene:

Đầu xe tải bị hư hỏng biến dạng sau tai nạn. Ảnh: Nguyễn Quân
The front of the truck was damaged and deformed after the accident. Photo: Nguyen Quan
Cột điện trung thế bị tông gãy gây mất điện cục bộ tại phường B'Lao và phường 1 Bảo Lộc. Ảnh: Nguyễn Quân
The medium-voltage power pole was knocked down, causing a local power outage in B'Lao ward and Bao Loc ward 1. Photo: Nguyen Quan
Trụ đèn chiếu sang bị xe tải tông đỗ. Ảnh: Nguyễn Quân
Light pole knocked down by truck. Photo: Nguyen Quan
Nhiều dây cáp viễn thông bị đứt sau vụ tai nạn. Ảnh: Nguyễn Quân
Many telecommunication cables were broken after the accident. Photo: Nguyen Quan
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