On the afternoon of September 15, according to Ha Nam General Hospital (Ninh Binh province), this unit received 18 victims of a series of traffic accidents on Phap Van - Cao Bo - Mai Son - National Highway 45 (section passing through Ninh Binh province).
Among the 18 victims were 10 foreign tourists and 8 Vietnamese. There is currently 1 serious case of returning home, 1 case of multiple injuries transferred to Viet Duc Hospital.
Doctor Vu Van Dat - Director of Ha Nam General Hospital - said that the hospital's Emergency Department has activated a red alert, mobilized all human resources of the department, and treated patients with the highest sense of responsibility. The hospital's Board of Directors immediately arrived, directly directing the flow, receiving patients, mobilizing good doctors to urgently provide emergency care to patients.
As Lao Dong reported earlier, at around 9:16 a.m. this morning, September 15, at km222+800 on the Phap Van - Cao Bo - Mai Son - National Highway 45 expressway, a traffic accident occurred between a passenger car with license plate 29E-127.xx crashing into the back of a tanker truck with license plate 51C-367.xx traveling in lane 1 in the direction of Hanoi - Ninh Binh to water the trees.
After that, the passenger car with license plate 29K-043.xx crashed into a car with license plate 29E-127.xx and lost control, swerved over the railing, and down the right side of the road. Then, a car with license plate 98C-270.xx crashed into a car with license plate 29E-127.xx.
According to the Traffic Police Department, the preliminary cause of the accident was due to the drivers not observing, not ensuring speed and keeping a safe distance from the vehicle in front. At the same time, consider whether the tanker truck that waters trees in lane 1 carries out safety warnings in accordance with the provisions of law and the working process on the highway or not.
