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Heavy Fines for Truck Driver and Owner After Mud Spill Causes Traffic Hazard in Hanoi
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Heavy Fines for Truck Driver and Owner After Mud Spill Causes Traffic Hazard in Hanoi

From Tuổi Trẻ · (5m ago) Vietnamese Critical tone

Translated from Vietnamese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

TLDR

  • A tải truck spilled a large amount of mud onto Láng Hạ street in Hanoi, creating a traffic hazard.
  • Traffic police identified the truck and its driver, issuing fines for the spillage and for operating a vehicle with non-compliant dimensions.
  • The total fines amounted to 34.5 million VND, with the driver also losing two points on his license and the vehicle's inspection certificate suspended for two months.

Hanoi's traffic police have taken decisive action against a truck driver and owner whose negligence caused a significant mud spill on Láng Hạ street, posing a serious safety risk to commuters. The incident, which saw hundreds of meters of the road covered in thick mud, prompted an immediate response from Traffic Police Team No. 3.

The road surface on Láng Hạ was covered in mud on the morning of May 4.

— Article AuthorDescribing the scene of the incident.

Authorities identified the offending vehicle as a Howo truck with license plate 99B-112.xx. Investigations revealed that the mud originated from the rear of the truck, likely due to a breach in its containment. Despite some attempt at covering the load, substantial amounts of mud still managed to escape onto the roadway.

Large clumps of mud, hundreds of meters long, covered the road heading towards Lê Văn Lương.

— Article AuthorDetailing the extent of the mud spill.

Adding to the violations, a thorough inspection found that the truck's cargo bed dimensions did not match its technical certification. This dual violation led to stringent penalties. The driver, identified as D.V.T. from Bắc Ninh, admitted to transporting mud from the Giảng Võ Lake construction site when the issue arose. The total fines levied against both the driver and the owner reached a substantial 34.5 million VND. The driver faces a two-point deduction on his license, and the owner's vehicle inspection certificate has been suspended for two months, underscoring the seriousness of these safety breaches.

The mud spilled from Howo truck with license plate 99B-112.xx.

— Article AuthorIdentifying the vehicle responsible for the spill.
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Originally published by Tuổi Trẻ in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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