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Rare crash on Vietnam’s National Highway 1 kills road maintenance worker

From Thanh Niên · () Vietnamese

Translated from Vietnamese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Official statement Under investigation
  • A car struck and killed a road maintenance worker on National Highway 1 in Ham Thuan commune, Lam Dong province, on September 5.
  • The 30-year-old worker was clearing dirt and rocks on Ong Tam Bridge when the crash occurred.
  • Police secured the scene, examined the vehicle and began checking the driver for alcohol and drug use.

A road maintenance worker was killed on National Highway 1 in Lam Dong province after a four-seat car struck him while he was clearing dirt and rocks from Ong Tam Bridge.

The crash happened at 1:35 p.m. on September 5 near kilometer 1686+700 in Ham Thuan commune. The worker, identified as T.S.K., 30, from Song Luy commune, was hit by a car bearing license plate 30A-740.XX.

The impact threw him onto the road and left him unconscious. Colleagues provided first aid and called an ambulance, but he died after being taken to Binh Thuan General Hospital. The car’s windshield shattered and its front end was badly damaged.

Ham Thuan commune police secured the scene. Traffic police and other units from Lam Dong provincial police examined the site, collected evidence and investigated the circumstances. Authorities identified the driver and conducted alcohol and drug tests as required by law.

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Originally published by Thanh Niên in Vietnamese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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