Five-year-old in Da Nang dies after homemade three-wheeled electric vehicle collides with truck

A five-year-old boy died after the homemade three-wheeled electric vehicle he was riding collided with a construction-materials truck near his home in Da Nang.

The crash happened on the morning of September 5, about 50 meters from the boy’s home on Au Co Street in Lien Chieu Ward. He had been riding the vehicle with his older sister while his parents were away. Police said he died at the scene and were investigating the cause.

The accident has renewed concerns about children operating toy electric vehicles and modified vehicles in public areas and on roads. Authorities in Da Nang had already issued warnings in June and July and ordered local agencies to tighten controls over unsafe children’s electric vehicles in parks, squares and other public spaces.

Tuoi Tre reported that some of these vehicles can travel at 30 to 40 kilometers per hour, while play areas are not always clearly separated from traffic. In some cases, children have driven them at high speed onto the roadway. After earlier reporting, several local authorities tightened oversight of rentals that allow children to drive in parks, squares and on sidewalks.