“When I came to an area with many dangerous turns, I proactively reduced my speed to 40km/h. Suddenly, a passenger car in the opposite direction overtook another car right at the turn, making me unable to avoid it in time,” the truck driver said. again.
While being treated at the hospital with multiple injuries, Mr. Nguyen Duc Hung (45 years old, residing in Chu Pah district, Gia Lai province), a truck driver, recalled that on the afternoon of April 13, he and his child The boy was traveling on a truck carrying materials from Kon Ray district (Kon Tum) to Gia Lai province.
Knowing that the road had many curves and curves, Mr. Hung drove the vehicle slowly, at a speed of about 40km/h.
Representatives of the Traffic Safety Committee of Kon Tum province visited, encouraged and supported the victims of the accident (Photo: Chi Anh).
“When I arrived at Dak To Re commune (Kon Ray district), I suddenly saw a passenger car going in the opposite direction, overtaking another car and confronting my car. Because the car was large and carrying construction materials, I only had time to fight. Drive to the drainage ditch and apply the brake to stop.
At that time, I just shouted loudly for my son to lie down on the seat and then the front of the truck crashed into the passenger car, pushing the passenger car into the ditch on the side of the road. After the collision, I was injured in the hand, and my son was shot in the head by debris from the passenger car. Luckily, the doctor said my father and I only had minor injuries,” Mr. Hung said.
On the morning of April 14, leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City Market Management Department were present at Kon Tum General Hospital to visit the officers and employees of this unit who were involved in the above traffic accident.
The above number of officers and employees belongs to the delegation of the Ho Chi Minh City Market Management Department planning to work in Kon Tum.
The passenger car carrying the group was a contract vehicle belonging to Vy Vy Travel and Transport Services Company Limited (in Hiep Binh Phuoc Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) driven by driver Nguyen Tan Khoa (born 1998, residing in the ward). Port, Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province) controlled.
After the accident, Kon Tum Provincial People’s Committee coordinated with authorities to support the victims in treatment and returning to their hometown (Photo: Chi Anh).
Discussing the health situation of the accident victims, doctor Vo Van Thien, Director of Kon Tum Provincial General Hospital, said that as of this morning (April 14), there were 2 cases of serious injuries, with a prognosis. worsening due to traumatic brain injury, vertebrae fracture, and pneumothorax.
The victim’s family has requested to be transferred to the hospital, however, the patient needs to be consulted and re-evaluated.
The injured victims in the above accident all reside in Ho Chi Minh City (22 people), so they need to be discharged from the hospital and transferred to Ho Chi Minh City for treatment, convenient for family members to take care of.
Previously, at about 4:45 p.m. on April 13, a passenger car with license plate number 50H-365.98, driven by driver Nguyen Tan Khoa, carrying 23 people, was traveling on Highway 24 in the direction of Kon Tum city to Mang Den town. (Kon Tum).
Scene of the accident (Photo: Chi Anh).
When reaching km157 of Highway 24, the section passing through Dak To Re commune (Kon Ray district, Kon Tum), the passenger car collided with a truck with license plate 81H-027.99 pulling a trailer with license plate 81R-010.51 driven by driver Nguyen. Duc Hung (45 years old, residing in Gia Lai province) was driving in the opposite direction.
As a result, 1 passenger died, 22 other people on the bus and 2 people on the truck were injured.
