On the morning of August 7, a source from the An Giang provincial authorities initially confirmed the cause of the serious accident on the Vàm Nao River between a passenger ferry and a foreign ship that occurred in the afternoon of August 6, 2024.
A source from the An Giang Provincial Police Department's Traffic Police Division stated that after inspecting the blood alcohol content of the ship's captain and the passenger ferry's captain, both were found to be 0.00mg/l of breath. However, the passenger ferry had some other errors. Specifically, according to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyễn Văn Nghĩa - Deputy Director of the An Giang Provincial Police Department's Traffic Police Division, this passenger ferry is not allowed to transport cars, but at the time of the accident, it was carrying a car. In addition, the passenger ferry had a captain but no chief engineer when in operation.
Meanwhile, the An Giang Department of Transportation's Inspection Office also initially determined that the passenger ferry's driver lacked observation skills while operating the vehicle. At the time of the collision, the ship's speed was quite fast, and the pilot had blown the horn multiple times before hitting the ferry.
It is known that on August 6, 2024, at around 2 pm, on the Vàm Nao River, the upper reaches of Tân Trung Commune (Phú Tân District), the left bank of Mỹ Hội Đông Commune (Chợ Mới District), the ship with registration number 9065106, nationality of Thailand (4,498 tons) driven by Mr. Phitsanu Kasamesang, heading from Thuận Giang to Vàm Nao, collided with the passenger ferry BKS AG-23293 driven by Châu Trọng Lực (born in 1985, residing in ấp Phú Hạ 2, xã Kiến Thành, Chợ Mới District, An Giang Province) heading from Phú Tân to Chợ Mới.
At the time of the accident, the passenger ferry had 2 trucks, 6 motorcycles, 1 car trailer, and approximately 10 people on board. After the collision, the passenger ferry continued to move towards the dock at ấp Mỹ Hòa, xã Mỹ Hội Đông (Chợ Mới District).
The accident resulted in Mr. Nguyễn Minh Cường (born in 1982, Sa Đéc City, Đồng Tháp Province) suffering a non-sutured fracture of the left foot and Mr. Nguyễn Văn Xuân (born in 1977, Chợ Mới District, An Giang Province) suffering external injuries. At the same time, a 4.9-ton truck carrying a gas tank shell sank into the river and a car trailer was severely damaged.
