Police officer suspended after drunk driving causes crash involving 10 motorbikes, injuring 2 women

The incident happened around 9 p.m. on Thursday along Binh Than Street in Dai Phuc Ward, Bac Ninh City. Witnesses said the officer was speeding in a four-seater car when he slammed into a motorbike carrying two women, who were thrown onto the road and dragged under the car for over five meters.

Instead of stopping, the car continued forward, plowing into nine motorbikes parked outside a local restaurant before finally crashing into an electric pole and the rear of a pickup truck.

Photos from the scene show the women lying motionless before being rushed to Bac Ninh General Hospital. Within a 50-meter stretch, motorbikes and electric bicycles were toppled and badly damaged. The car's front end was crushed with airbags deployed, while the pickup truck's rear was dented.

Residents said the driver, who remained in the vehicle wearing his police uniform, smelled strongly of alcohol and showed signs of intoxication.

A car driven by a drunk police officer is damaged after crashing into a pickup truck in Bac Ninh, northern Vietnam, June 26, 2025. Photo by Viet Hung

Dai Phuc Ward police documented the scene before handing him over to provincial authorities.

Bac Ninh Provincial Police identified him as Lieutenent Colonel Ho Sy Phong, 49, working at the Fire Prevention and Rescue Department. Breathalyzer tests showed his blood alcohol concentration at 0.435 mg per liter of breath. He has been suspended from duty pending investigation.

The two victims remain hospitalized with their conditions under monitoring.