The Ministry of Public Security has signed a decision allowing police to resort to any legal means necessary to deal with people who break traffic laws, following a rise in the number of reckless drivers who are failing to comply with police.
The order was issued on Sunday in response to a shocking video which has gone viral online showing a truck driver plowing straight into two traffic officers in the central provine of Ha Tinh after being caught speeding.
He then made a sharp turn and threw an officer off who was clinging onto a wing mirror. The officer is receiving medical treatment.
The driver was arrested .
In April, a truck driver also drove into a traffic cop who was fatally crushed by the vehicle.