Container truck crashes into median strip on Saigon bridge, traffic jam on first day of the week

TPO - While going down the Saigon Bridge (Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City), a container truck suddenly crashed into a series of median strips, causing traffic congestion in the area for several kilometers.

As of 8am on February 19, authorities were still urgently working to fix the problem of a container truck crashing into a series of median strips on Saigon Bridge, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.

Initial information, at about 5:15 a.m. the same day, the male driver was driving a container truck with a HCMC license plate on Saigon Bridge, heading from Thu Duc City to the center of HCMC.

While going down the bridge, the container truck suddenly lost control and crashed into several median strips before stopping. The incident did not cause any casualties, but many median strips were knocked off and some parts of the container truck were damaged.

Traffic police were present to examine the scene. Photo: BH

Upon receiving the news, the Traffic Police and Binh Thanh District Police were present to examine the scene, direct traffic and dispatch a rescue vehicle to move the container truck to another location.

As a result of the accident, traffic on Saigon Bridge towards the center of Ho Chi Minh City was congested for many kilometers.

Traffic across Saigon Bridge, heading towards the center of Ho Chi Minh City, is congested for both cars and motorbikes. Photo: Son Trung.

People have a hard time traveling across Saigon Bridge on Monday morning. Photo: Van Tiep.

The cause is being clarified by the authorities.

Hoang Thuan

Source: https://tienphong.vn/xe-container-tong-dai-phan-cach-tren-cau-sai-gon-giao-thong-un-u-ngay-dau-tuan-post1613172.tpo