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Phan Dinh Kieu, 55, of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, was arrested a few hours after the deadly accident on Sunday morning.
He was hired to drive the seven-seat Ford Everest 7 in which Phan Dinh Quy, 46, his wife Le Thi Hanh, 41, and their two children, Phan Le Khanh Van, 15, and Phan Dinh Quang, 9, were traveling.
At around 10 a.m. in a section in Phong Dien District in Thua Thien – Hue, though in an area where overtaking is not allowed, Kieu tried to go past a container truck and rammed into it.
The car went spinning from the collision, was hit by truck coming in the opposite direction and flew off the expressway.
Another container truck then hit the second truck from the back.
The nine-year-old boy died on the spot while his mother and sister passed away later at a local hospital.
The car was totaled and lay around 10 m from the expressway, whose barrier had a five-meter hole.
Both truck drivers were safe.
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A seven-seat car is seriously damaged after a series of collisions. Photo by VnExpress/Vo Thanh |
The Cam Lo – La Son Expressway runs 98.3 km between Thua Thien Hue and Quang Tri provinces.
Opened to traffic in 2022, it is one of only five expressways in Vietnam to have just two lanes. Only some parts have four lanes.
The entire expressway is expected to become four lanes wide after 2030.
It has already seen more than a few accidents.
On Dec. 18 last year two container trucks collided head-on and burst into flames in Thua Thien – Hue, killing one driver on the spot and leaving the other in critical condition.
The moment a car overtakes on the right side and collides with two trucks on Cam Lo - La Son Expressway in Thua Thien Hue Province, Feb. 18, 2024. Video by Vo Thanh
