At 11.15pm on Tuesday, a serious truck accident occurred on the Nam Hai Van-Tuy Loan bypass in Hoa Vang District’s Hoa Son Commune, injuring 2 people.

24-year-old driver Dao Van Quang lost control of the vehicle, which was transporting fruit from the south of Viet Nam to the north, and it overturned into a roadside ditch.

Dozens of tons of fruit spilled out, and the driver was trapped in his cab.  Quang was slightly injured and his 34-year-old driving assistant, Pham Tan Sang, injured his back.

Police officers from Hoa Vang District and Hoa Nhon Commune Traffic Police quickly arrived at the scene to help the 2 victims and to regulate the traffic.  Nearby residents also became involved, collecting the fruit and helping police officers rescue the trapped driver.  It took them 90 minutes to free Quang who was then transported to the Hoa Vang General Hospital for further treatment.

The seriously damaged truck (Photo: sggp.org.vn)