According to the Traffic Police Department, just yesterday (May 24), there were 2 consecutive traffic accidents in the city between motor vehicles and pedestrians crossing the road at dusk, due to lack of light.
The first incident occurred at about 4:50 am on May 24 at km85+250 National Highway 5 in An Duong ward. At this time, motorbike 34D1-093xx driven by Ms. L (born in 1987, residing in Kinh Mon ward) traveling in the direction of Hanoi - Hai Phong collided with Mr. N.H. P (born in 1956, residing in An Duong ward) who was walking across the road.
As a result, Ms. L and Mr. P were injured, and at 8:53 am on the same day, Mr. P died. The initial cause was that Ms. L was driving without paying attention to observation, and Mr. P crossed the road in the wrong place.
The second incident occurred at 7:20 PM on May 24th at km16 of the new 37 national highway, Gia Phong village, Vinh Bao commune. Mr. N.V.D (born in 1996, residing in Vinh Hoa commune) driving car 15K-351xx in the direction of National Highway 10 towards Chanh bridge collided with Mr. D. V. A (born in 1975, residing in Vinh Bao commune) walking from the rice field in Nam Ta village to the road on the side of Gia Phong village. As a result, Mr. D. V. A died on the way to the hospital.
The initial cause of the accident was that Mr. D drove the car without paying attention to observation, and Mr. A walked across the road without paying attention to observation.
The Traffic Police Department recommends that car and motorbike drivers reduce speed and focus on observing when passing through residential areas, intersections, especially at dawn/late evening. Pedestrians should absolutely not cut across the road suddenly from a hidden corner; only cross the road in a safe place, observe carefully, raise your hand to signal and make sure the car has yielded before moving on, especially on national highways.
