On the afternoon of January 23, Mr. Khuat Viet Hung, Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, came to inspect the scene of a passenger car falling into a ravine at La Son – Tuy Loan Expressway.
Through inspection, Mr. Khuat Viet Hung commented that the infrastructure, paint lines, and signs at the road where the accident occurred were complete.
At the scene, there were no signs of the passenger car braking before the accident.
Notably, Mr. Khuat Viet Hung said, according to reports from the Vietnam Road Department and the Department of Transport of Dak Lak province, the passenger car in accident did not send trip monitoring data for the past 2 days (from January 20 to have an accident).
Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, Khuat Viet Hung, came to inspect the scene of a passenger car falling into a ravine on the La Son – Tuy Loan expressway. Photo: DB
“Regarding this issue, we will ask the authorities to clarify and especially determine the responsibilities of organizations and individuals, where the person directly controlling the vehicle is the driver. There is also the transport business unit. load.
Because according to regulations, business units that transport passengers by car along fixed routes must have a traffic safety monitoring department and monitor journey monitoring data throughout the vehicle’s operation. in traffic. When there are unusual signs, we must warn and remind, and at the same time take action against the person directly controlling it,” Mr. Hung said.
In addition, Mr. Hung added, there will be opinions for the Vietnam Road Administration and reports to the agencies of the Ministry of Transport to assess the overall safety conditions of the La Son – Tuy Loan expressway and there will be recommendations. Traffic organization solutions to suit.
Scene of the accident. Photo: DB
Previously, as Dan Viet reported, around 0:30 on January 23, at Km36+400 La Son – Hoa Lien highway (in Hoa Bac commune, Hoa Vang district, Da Nang city), a 45-seat passenger car, Inspection Committee: 47B-010.67 running the Dak Lak – Hai Duong route, driver Phuong Thanh Tung (born 1988 residing in Eaka district, Dak Lak province) was driving, the vehicle carrying 22 people (19 passengers, 3 bus staff) crashed down. Abyss.
The accident killed 2 people and injured 20 people who were taken to the emergency room.
According to the police, the initial cause of the accident was due to rain and fog, which limited visibility, and the driver was drowsy, causing the accident.