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HCMCTwo container trucks and 5 cars in a row as the slope of the Phu My bridge towards Cat Lai port causes traffic jams for many hours on weekends.
The vehicles in the ongoing accident were located on the Phu My bridge. Image: Dinh Van.
On the afternoon of October 17, in heavy rain, a trailer carrying a 40-foot container ran across the Phu My Bridge, heading from District 7 to the My Thuy roundabout, District 2. As soon as the bridge fell , the car suddenly crashed into the chase. 7-seater car in the same direction. This car continues to race towards the front line of cars forming a chain of continuous crashes.
The accident caused no casualties, but caused seven vehicles, including two containers, a pickup truck, two 4-seater cars and two 7-seater vehicles, to deform the head and tail.
The cars suffered severe head and tail damage after colliding with each other. Image: Dinh van.
According to a 4-seater car driver, at that time, cars were slowly moving in tandem towards the toll booth more than a km away. “I heard a crash behind me when my car jumped into the truck. My car had broken down and I couldn’t continue,” said the driver.
The damaged vehicles blocked the bridge lane from District 7 to District 2 for many kilometers. More than 3 hours later, District 2 traffic police finished handling the scene, the vehicles were hoisted one after another to clear the congestion.
The accident caused the Phu My Bridge to get stuck in traffic for more than 3 hours. Image: Dinh Van.
Completed in 2009, Phu My is Ho Chi Minh City’s largest cable-stayed bridge across the Saigon River, with a total investment of almost VND 2.1 billion. With a steep slope and dense truck density from District 7 to District 2 to enter the Cat Lai port, the bridge is considered a “black spot” of traffic accidents, which often occur in chain congestion.
The scene of the accident. Video: Nguyen Diep.
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