The case of a car hitting 17 motorbikes in Hanoi: Officially arrested and prosecuted for the 63-year-old driver

Regarding the case of a car hitting 17 motorbikes, injuring 18 people in Hanoi, Tay Ho district police have just prosecuted the accused, detained for four months for the driver for violating regulations on participating in traffic. road traffic.

Specifically, on April 15, the Tay Ho District Police (Hanoi City) said that the investigative police agency of the Tay Ho District Police had just prosecuted the accused, detained for four months for driver Hoang Ngoc Vinh on charges of crime. violation of regulations on participating in road traffic.

Accordingly, defendant Vinh was the driver of a car that hit 17 motorbikes, injuring 18 people on Vo Chi Cong Street (Tay Ho). Before that, on the afternoon of April 5, Mr. Vinh drove a car with license plate number 29A-083.12 carrying his wife from his house in Bo De ward, Long Bien district to the Heart Hospital for medical examination.

At 4 p.m. the same day, he drove home. When going through the intersection of Vo Chi Cong - Xuan La (Xuan La ward, Tay Ho district), because he could not control the speed, Vinh's car hit 17 motorbikes.

As a result, 18 people were injured, all of them were taken to the emergency room in time and are being treated at the hospital. Immediately after receiving the information, the Traffic Police Department of Hanoi Public Security coordinated with the Tay Ho District Police at the scene to investigate the incident.

Through the inspection, the functional force did not detect that the car driver had an alcohol content and was negative for banned substances.

Before that, nearly a day after the consecutive accident that injured 18 people in Hanoi, at the police station, the driver Hoang Ngoc Vinh said his most permanent emotion was regret and the desire to apologize. sincerely to the victims and remedy the consequences for them.

At the Tay Ho district police headquarters, the man seemed to be trying to stay calm as he recounted the incident. Vinh said that after getting on the car for about 30 seconds, the car has reached a speed of 50-60 km.

"At that time, I tried to handle it in a way that would cause the least damage to people around," Vinh said. The man also said he tried to brake but it didn't work, then he pulled the handbrake again and had the same result.

The male driver then put the gear back to 0 but the car continued to accelerate at a fast speed. "That process took about 40 seconds, I was very confused between the accelerator and the brake pedal. I thought about how many things would happen to me and everyone, I am very sorry," the 63-year-old man expressed. .

Mr. Hoang Ngoc Vinh also said that at that time he was just trying to focus on controlling to avoid people. While the wife next to him could only cry out in panic, this made him even more confused.

"If there was an obstacle or something big at that time, I would definitely crash my car into it, but unfortunately, there are only people and motorbikes in front," the man said and said when he reached the intersection he had to wait. Close your eyes and surrender to fate.

After the horrible crash, Mr. Vinh got out of the car and saw many people injured, including one person trapped under the wheel of a car. The man admitted to crying and could only cry out: "Why is this mess?"

"Someone even told me to leave the scene in case my family members couldn't stay calm, but I still decided to stay and try to find a way to save people first," Vinh continued.

The male driver said that he and his wife had to go to Hanoi Heart Hospital every month. The wife has high blood pressure and diabetes. Driving from 2007 to now, this is the first time he has had a problem while driving.

"If I could send a word to the victim's family, I would just like to offer my sincere apology and I will certainly be responsible for remediating the consequences to them," he said.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khuyen, Chairman of Tay Ho District People's Committee, said that there were no casualties in the accident: "In which, 2 victims suffered serious injuries, 5 people affected their bones and 15 others suffered minor injuries. treated and discharged immediately," he said, adding that one of the two seriously injured victims was a child.

According to Zing's source from Tay Ho District Police, through extracting all cameras from the gate of Hanoi Heart Hospital to the accident area, the police determined that after leaving the hospital about 30m, the car crashed very quickly. quickly until the intersection of Xuan La - Vo Chi Cong, he crashed into a series of motorbikes.

"Initially, the driver confessed that on the afternoon of April 6, he drove his wife to return from Hanoi Heart Hospital after being examined. After going to Vo Chi Cong Street, the accelerator pedal was stuck, which led to the incident." The source said and said that the male driver did not have alcohol and stimulant levels in his body.

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