On the morning of May 6, a representative of the Traffic Police Department ( Ministry of Public Security ) said that on National Highway 6 (section through Yen Chau district, Son La province), a serious traffic accident occurred, causing 8 casualties.
Specifically, at around 10:20 p.m. on May 5, driver NMH (born in 1979, residing in Hoa Binh province) was driving a tractor trailer with license plate 26C-037.XX on National Highway 6, heading from Son La to Hanoi. At Km 219+63, the tractor trailer suddenly crashed into the roadside grocery store of Mr. PMC's house.
Traffic accident scene on Highway 6. Photo: HM
At the time of the accident, there were many people sitting and drinking water at the grocery store. The accident left 1 person dead on the spot, 7 people were seriously injured and had to be taken to the emergency room.
Immediately after the accident, Road Traffic Police Team No. 2 (Traffic Police Department, Son La Provincial Police) dispatched officers and soldiers to the scene. The functional force tested the alcohol concentration of the driver of NMH and discovered a violation of alcohol concentration.
The initial cause was determined to be that the driver of the NMH vehicle was not driving on the correct side of the road, causing a traffic accident.
Currently, Traffic Police Team No. 2 is coordinating with Yen Chau District Police to investigate and clarify the incident.
Source
![[Maritime News] Container shipping faces overcapacity that will last until 2028](https://vphoto.vietnam.vn/thumb/402x226/vietnam/resource/IMAGE/2025/7/30/6d35cbc6b0f643fd97f8aa2e9bc87aea)
Comment (0)