Saigon car breaks fire hydrant, wall after getting license plate

By Dinh Su September 21, 2022 | 02:06 am PT

A car stops after hitting a wall and five motorbikes in HCMC's District 12, September 21, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Dinh Su

While leaving a traffic police office in HCMC Wednesday, the driver of a five-seat car plowed into a fire hydrant before crashing into a wall and hitting five motorbikes.

The 35-year-old man drove the car out of an office of An Suong Traffic Police Division in District 12 at around 10 a.m. after coming to get a license plate for it.

Suddenly, he accelerated, crashing into a fire hydrant, causing it to break and splash water all over the place.

Water splashes all over the place after the car hits a fire hydrant on National Highway 22 in HCMCs District 12. Photo by VnExpress/Dinh Su

Water splashes after the car hits a fire hydrant on National Highway 22 in HCMC's District 12, September 21, 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Dinh Su

Then he continued to plow into a wall of a garment factory, causing it to collapse, and hit several motorbikes in the parking area.

A piece of the wall hit a 50-year-old street vendor, who had to be sent to hospital with injuries.

The accident damaged both the front and back of the car while water from the fire hydrant caused traffic jam on a section along National Highway 22.