On the morning of July 21, in the area of Thanh Tri hamlet, Long Dien commune, Dong Hai district, Bac Lieu province, a falling tree accident occurred, causing a motorcyclist to be seriously injured and hospitalized.
Mr. DNT (residing in Dau La hamlet, Long Dien commune, Dong Hai district) drove a motorbike with license plate 94D1-048.62 carrying his wife and children from the direction of Dau La hamlet to National Highway 1A, when arriving at the hamlet area. Thanh Tri (Long Dien commune), suddenly a poplar tree on the side of the road collapsed, hitting people and motorbikes. As a result, the accident caused Mr. T. to be seriously injured, his motorbike's front was damaged, and Mr. T.'s wife and children were slightly injured.
Mr. T. had a broken collarbone and cervical vertebrae injury. Currently, Mr. T.'s health situation is out of danger, after his family took him to Can Tho Central General Hospital for emergency treatment.
It is known that Mr. T.'s family is in difficult economic circumstances. After the incident, Mr. Tran Tuan Kiet, Chairman of Dong Hai District People's Committee, directly went to the hospital to visit and support Mr. T.'s family 5 million VND.
This is the second case within a week of a tree falling on people on the road, causing injuries due to the influence of tropical depression causing heavy rain . On the afternoon of July 17, on the way to deliver goods, Mr. Phan Truong Lam (born in 1996), who was crushed by a falling tree on Go Cat road (in Giong Nhan hamlet, Hiep Thanh commune, Bac Lieu city), was hit by a phoenix tree with a trunk. He fell on his body and the car, causing a head injury and losing a lot of blood. People assisted him and took him to the hospital in a deep coma. Currently, the victim is still undergoing treatment and continued monitoring at the department of surgery, anesthesia and resuscitation at Bac Lieu Provincial General Hospital.
