Drunk car driver hits parents fetching schoolchildren, kills one

By Yen Khanh, Phuoc Tuan   October 15, 2023 | 08:20 pm PT
Drunk car driver hits parents fetching schoolchildren, kills one
A car after ramming parked motorbikes in Thu Dau Mot City of Binh Duong Province, October 15, 2023, as seen in this photo provided by local people.
A man died while waiting to pick up his child outside an education center in the southern Binh Duong Province on Sunday as a car crashed into him and others.

A group of parents were waiting on their motorbikes outside the center in Thu Dau Mot City at around 5 p.m. when the four-seat car jumped onto the sidewalk and crashed into them.

Five motorbikes were thrown over a stretch of 20 meters. Four people were injured while Tran Van Long, 60, died on the spot.

Witnesses said the car driver, Huynh Thanh Bang, appeared to be drunk when he got out of the vehicle after the crash.

Police said his alcohol level was 0.186 mg per liter

Bang, 49, is under arrest for further investigation.

 
 
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