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Vietnam road safety prosecutions and fatalities

Overview

Authorities in Vietnam have initiated legal proceedings against several drivers and facilitators following fatal road accidents.

In Khanh Hoa province, a hotel employee was charged for providing a motorbike to an intoxicated Russian tourist, which resulted in a pedestrian death. In Tuyen Quang province, a contract driver faced prosecution after an unsafe overtaking maneuver during rain killed a British tourist.

Additionally, Phu Tho Provincial Police prosecuted a bus driver for violating safety regulations on the Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho Expressway. The driver reportedly opened a vehicle door while still in motion to allow a passenger to disembark at an unauthorized location, causing the passenger to fall and die.

In response to these incidents, authorities have issued warnings to transport businesses and drivers to strictly adhere to safety protocols and emphasized the responsibility of providers regarding passenger safety.

Entities

Smoliakov Konstantin · W. M. G. · Vietnam · Lê Thị Hải Anh · Tuyen Quang - Phu Tho Expressway

Timeline

  1. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 10 sources
    Driver prosecuted after passenger dies in expressway accident

    A bus driver in Vietnam has been prosecuted after opening a vehicle door while moving on an expressway, causing a passenger to fall and die.

  2. about 1 month ago

    [CRIME] 7 sources
    Vietnam prosecutes drivers after deaths of Russian and British tourists

    Vietnam prosecutors charged a hotel employee in Khanh Hoa and a contract driver in Tuyên Quang for providing transport to intoxicated foreign tourists who caused fatal road accidents, underscoring stricter duty

Sources

autopro.com.vn · baochinhphu.vn · biz.cafef.vn · erzsebetter.hu · m.autopro.com.vn · m.thanhnien.vn · thanhnien.vn · tuoitre.vn · video.soha.vn · vtv.vn