6 year old killed in car accident

The scene of the accident after a BMW hit several vehicles, killing one driver and injuring another six in Bình Thạnh District, HCM City, on Sunday. - VNA/VNS Photo Photo tuoitre.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for the owner of a BMW who allegedly killed one woman and injured another six after she drove into several vehicles at a traffic light in HCM City last weekend. Bình Thạnh District police also decided to initiate an official investigation against 46-year-old Nguyễn Thị Nga for traffic violations. On Sunday night, Nga was driving on Điện Biên Phủ Street towards the Sài Gòn Bridge. Approaching Hàng Xanh roundabout at around 11.15pm, witnesses said the car sped up and hit a series of five motorbikes which were waiting at a red light and only stopped when it crashed into a taxi. A motorcyclist, 38-year-old Nguyễn Thị Kim Phụng, was struck by the luxury vehicle and dragged dozens of metres along the road. She was killed … [Read more...] about BMW owner arrested for fatal car crash

HCM CITY (VNS) —  A lack of awareness about traffic safety and laws is the chief reason for the high number of traffic accidents in the country, the vice chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee has said. “People are aware of their actions, but they deliberately violate laws because of the belief that it will not cause a traffic accident,” Khuat Viet Hung said. “If it does happen, they will not be punished strictly.” He mentioned a recent accident as an example. A driver of a car lost control of his vehicle and hit and killed three people, including a six-year-old child, in Ha Noi’s Long Bien District. Hung said better management was the key to improving the situation, which kills 12,000 people every year on average. State management of traffic has been weak, resulting in poor awareness of road users. Key factors contributing to the problem are the lack of strict law enforcement as well as bribes given by drivers to police. “It’s time to take immediate action,” Hung … [Read more...] about Accidents caused by unaware motorists

People on the streets of Sầm Sơn City in northern Thanh Hóa Province watched in disbelief when they saw a boy, no older than 7 or 8 years old, behind the wheel of a truck going down one of the city’s busy streets last weekend. But the boy wasn’t alone, as a man, later identified to be his uncle, was in the car with him. As people panicked and yelled at him to take the boy off the wheel, he was quoted as saying people should just relax and that he was trying to teach the boy how to drive. The police, and apparently the National Traffic Safety Committee, did not find the incident amusing. The uncle was summoned by the police to answer for his reckless act. He later confessed that he thought it would be fun to teach the boy how to drive with his truck. Unless he has been living under a rock he would know that there are dozens of thousands of traffic accidents every year in Việt Nam, which kill and maim many drivers and pedestrians. Perhaps little boys should be taught traffic safety … [Read more...] about Trucks aren’t toys

Driving, speaking on phones.—VNS Photo Gia Lộc Viet Nam News Gia Lộc HCM CITY —  On May 31 there was a deadly accident in Hà Nội’s Bắc Từ Liêm. It happened because a truck driver was talking on his phone while driving and ran into a motorbike killing a pregnant woman and her four-year-old child on the spot. Speaking or texting while driving or riding motorbikes is a common sight in Việt Nam. While official figures are not available on the direct links between this behaviour and accidents, Uông Việt Dũng, deputy chief of the National Traffic Safety Committee’s secretariat, said such drivers are many times more likely to cause an accident as people not using phones. Nguyễn Ngọc Tường, deputy chief of the HCM City Traffic Safety Committee, speaking at the launch of the Asia Injury Prevention (AIP) Foundation’s ’Leave Your Phone Alone, or You Could Be Next’ campaign, said, “90 per cent of traffic accidents are caused of drivers’ low awareness.” Low … [Read more...] about Driving, speaking on phones a deadly combination on the street