Man waiting for a red light died after a truck drifted and ran over him

LAM HỒNG |

Lam Dong - A man stopping at a red light on National Highway 20 was roasted by a truck that drifted freely, ran over him, and died on the spot.

The traffic accident occurred at 5:09 p.m. on May 17 on Tran Phu Street (National Highway 20), the section passing through the intersection of green and red lights intersecting with Ly Tu Trong Street and National Highway 20, in the area of B'Lao Ward (Bao Loc City, Lam Dong).

At that time, Mr. Hoang Quoc V (60 years old, residing in Ward 2, Bao Loc City) was driving a motorbike on National Highway 20 in the direction from Bao Loc to Da Lat.

When arriving at the above intersection, when he encountered a red light, Mr. V stopped the motorbike right on the motorbike lane. At this time, a truck with license plate 29F - 005.94 driven by Pham Van Cong (33 years old, residing in Nam Truc district, Nam Dinh province) was stopping behind when it suddenly drifted freely, rushed forward, hit the motorbike, hit Mr. V and ran over him, causing the victim to die on the spot.

Luc luong chuc nang kham nghiem hien truong, dieu tra lam ro nguyen nhan. Anh: Lam Hong
The authorities examined the scene and investigated the cause. Photo: Lam Hong

According to the image from the security camera and the narrative of some witnesses, the time of the accident, the driver drove the truck down to the right side of the right distance from the intersection about 30 meters away from the withdrawal of money at the ATM pillar.

While the driver was withdrawing money, the truck suddenly drifted away, crashing into Mr. V who was stopping at a red light.

After the accident, the authorities were present at the scene to regulate traffic and conduct an investigation into the scene to clarify the cause of the accident.

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