Vietnam police investigate driver who blocked ambulance for 2km

Tuyen Quang provincial police are investigating a driver who obstructed an ambulance carrying a critically ill patient for nearly two kilometers. The incident occurred on July 15 when an ambulance, lights and siren activated, was attempting to transfer a patient from Meo Vac General Hospital to Ha Giang General Hospital.

The ambulance, identified by license plate 23M-000.15, encountered a 7-seater car with license plate 23A-093.14 near Km93 on National Highway 4C in Yen Minh commune. Despite the ambulance's signals, the driver of the 7-seater car delayed yielding for approximately 4-5 minutes, covering a distance of about 2 kilometers.

According to medical staff and the patient's family, the patient's condition worsened significantly about 10 minutes after the ambulance finally managed to overtake the car. The medical team contacted hospital leadership and decided to turn back to Meo Vac due to the patient's deteriorating state. The patient later died on the way home. Authorities clarified that the patient's death was due to the severity of their illness, not the delay caused by the car.

Police identified the driver of the 7-seater car as Nguyen Tien D., a 56-year-old resident of Dong Van commune, Tuyen Quang. He will be fined between 6 and 8 million Vietnamese Dong and will have four points deducted from his driver's license for failing to yield to an emergency vehicle.

Tuyen Quang Provincial Police urged the public to strictly adhere to traffic laws, especially regarding yielding to priority vehicles. They also called for responsible social media use, encouraging the sharing of information verified by authorities to maintain an accurate and healthy information environment.

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The driver of the 7-seater car did not yield to the ambulance for nearly 2 km.