Container crashes into roadside kiosks in Ho Chi Minh City, suspected to be due to driver falling asleep

At around 1am on October 7, a container truck was traveling from Song Than Industrial Park to National Highway 1, moving in the Song Than overpass area (Binh Chieu Ward, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City) when it suddenly jumped onto the curb, hitting a series of roadside kiosks.

Accident scene. (Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Police)

Hearing the loud noise, many people sleeping inside quickly ran out into the street, some people were trapped and called for help because the rubble blocked all exits.

The accident did not cause any casualties, but six kiosks had their front roofs and doors damaged, and an electric pole was broken.

Upon receiving the news, the Binh Trieu Traffic Police Team (under the Traffic Police Department, Ho Chi Minh City Police) and Binh Chieu Ward Police arrived at the scene to handle the situation. The bus company representative also came to coordinate with the local police to count the damage.

The initial cause of the accident was determined to be the container truck driver falling asleep.

Hoang Tho

Source: https://vtc.vn/container-tong-loat-ki-ot-ven-duong-o-tp-hcm-nghi-do-tai-xe-ngu-guc-ar825407.html