In Lam Dong province, there are 4 expressways: Lien Khuong - Prenn, Phan Thiet - Dau Giay, Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet and Cam Lam - Vinh Hao passing through with a total length of hundreds of kilometers.
Of which, the Cam Lam - Vinh Hao section is about 12km long, the entire Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet route is about 100km long and the Phan Thiet - Dau Giay route through the province is about 47km long.
Every day, there are many vehicles traveling on the highway. Car accidents on the highway also occur frequently. If it is daytime, vehicles can easily see the vehicle in distress and stop on the highway to avoid it.
However, at night, when there are no street lights on the highway, vehicles stopping due to incidents poses a high risk of accidents if there are no warnings.
Most recently, late on July 8, passenger car 85F - 000.37 was traveling on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet expressway until km220 when it was suspected to have a flat tire, so it stopped in the lane.
The driver and the bus assistant went down to check the incident and before they could set up a warning, a passenger bus with license plate 78F - 002.64 traveling in the same direction from behind rushed in, hitting 3 people, killing them and injuring many others.
This is also the most serious accident to occur on the highway through Lam Dong province. There were many other incidents before that, also related to the situation of vehicles having problems and stopping on the highway at night.
Many drivers said that there were emergency phone numbers on the highway. When the vehicle has an accident and has to stop on the road, the driver can call this number so that the patrol unit can quickly arrive at the scene to set a warning, regulate traffic and wait for the rescue vehicle to arrive.
Representatives of Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 6, Department 6, Traffic Police Department recommend that drivers equip themselves with reflective vests to wear, warning stakes to place on the road when the vehicle has an accident. This is necessary to ensure the safety of yourself and others while waiting for the authorities to arrive at the scene.
To enhance traffic safety on the expressways under their charge, the Highway Traffic Control Patrol Team No. 6 patrols 24/24 hours to close the area, immediately handling cases of illegal parking stops and behaviors that are at risk of leading to accidents on the expressway.
