On May 20, news from the Traffic Police Department of Khanh Hoa Provincial Police said that functional agencies had made a record to handle a truck driver for driving a vehicle across a railway crossing when the barrier was lowering, posing a serious risk of traffic unsafety.
Previously, on May 17, 2026, at the automatic warning level crossing Km1277+225 on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway line, passing through the Hoa Huynh - Ninh Hoa section, a truck driver intentionally drove the vehicle across the level crossing when the barrier was lowering.
Through verification, the Traffic Police force of Khanh Hoa Provincial Police made a record of handling driver L.T. L - the driver of truck license plate 79H-140. 23 for the act of "Steering a car over a level crossing barrier when the barrier was moving".
According to the driver's presentation, because he saw that the barrier had not been completely lowered, he still drove the vehicle across the level crossing.
However, according to functional forces, as soon as the warning signal is activated, the warning bell rings or the barrier begins to lower, the vehicle operator must stop in front of the stop line and comply with the railway traffic safety signal.
The traffic police force assessed that the act of intentionally crossing the level crossing at this time poses a potential risk of particularly serious railway accidents, because trains have long braking distances and cannot stop suddenly like road vehicles.
Functional agencies recommend that people absolutely do not weave, take advantage of crossing the level crossing when there is a warning signal.
