Police have arrested a man after he broke a car window and assaulted the driver inside following a traffic collision that hurt no one in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.
Vu Phong and his family embarked on their National Day holiday with hopes that traffic would be lighter than in previous years, and yet they found themselves spending nearly two days on the road during a three-day trip.
There were 16,043 traffic accidents nationwide in the past eight months, killing 7,077 people and injuring 12,248 others, the Office of the National Traffic Safety Committee reported on Tuesday.
The road was packed with vehicles, and I was moving inch by inch. The car behind me kept bumping into the back of mine. Frustrated, I turned around and shouted: "No brakes?".
The steep slope, heavy traffic of large vehicles, and frequent congestion have made drivers wary of crossing Phu My Bridge, a crucial gateway in the southern part of HCMC linking District 7 and Thu Duc.
Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau has returned to her hometown in southern Tay Ninh Province to organize the funeral for her mother, who died at 62 in a traffic accident.
Qiu Feng, a Shaolin monk celebrated for his martial arts performances and social media influence, died at the age of 21 in a traffic accident in Zhejiang Province, China.
An underpass in Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Binh District, part of a project to alleviate congestion around Tan Son Nhat Airport, has been completed and will open to traffic on Saturday.
Bartosz Frankowski and Tomasz Musial, two Polish football referees who have worked in Champions League games, have been arrested for stealing a traffic sign while being drunk.