This afternoon (January 20), authorities are coordinating to regulate traffic and collect information on a traffic accident between a 7-seat car and two tractor-trailers on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong highway.

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Accident scene. Photo: MD.

Accordingly, at around 1:45 p.m. the same day, at km26 on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong Expressway in Thanh Duc Commune, Ben Luc District, Long An Province, from Ho Chi Minh City to the West, a collision occurred between a 7-seat car and two tractor trucks 51D-648.75 and tractor truck 86R-00.858, both pulling trailers.

At the scene, the 51D-648.75 tractor trailer was located in front, about 2m away from the 7-seater vehicle, while the front of the 86R-00.858 vehicle was stuck to the rear of the 7-seater vehicle and was severely damaged.

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Scene of the bus accident. Photo: MD.

In addition to the above accident, at 13:20 at Km 27+980 in Nhi Thanh commune, Thu Thua, Long An, near the turn to the rest stop of Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong highway

A 29-seat sleeper bus traveling on the highway from Ho Chi Minh City to the West suddenly crashed into the back of a truck in front, blocking the road. A container truck coming from behind also crashed into the passenger bus, creating a chain reaction accident. The strong impact damaged the front of the sleeper bus and shattered many of the windows.

Traffic on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong highway is congested for a long time.

Two accidents caused traffic congestion on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong Expressway for several kilometers. Many vehicles poured onto National Highway 1, causing increased traffic volume, slow movement and local congestion at some intersections in Long An province.

At 4 p.m., Traffic Police Patrol Team No. 7 of the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong Expressway was coordinating with relevant agencies to investigate the accident and regulate traffic through the area. However, traffic on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong Expressway was still seriously congested due to the large number of vehicles traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to the West on weekend afternoons.

A series of accidents involving 5 vehicles on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong highway left 2 people injured . A series of accidents between a container truck and 4 cars on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong highway left 2 people injured, causing traffic congestion.