The scene of four people hugging each other tightly on the saddle, the motorbike lying still in the ditch, made the witnesses feel heartbroken

On the evening of November 24, a motorbike carrying 4 people crashed into an irrigation ditch near Dong Lac Primary School (Dong Lac Commune, Chuong My District, Hanoi), killing 3 people on the spot and a boy on the way to the emergency room.

Initial investigation, authorities determined that the 4 victims were from the same family, living in Hong Phong Commune, Chuong My District.

On the morning of November 25, many people around the scene were talking about the heartbreaking incident.

One of the first people to discover the incident, Mr. Do Duc Huy (living near the scene) said that at around 8:00 p.m. on November 24, while he was sitting looking at his phone, he heard a loud noise at the intersection in front of his house.

People gathered at the scene of the accident (Photo: Nguyen Hai).

"Hearing the noise, I opened the door to check but did not find anything strange, did not hear any cries for help so I went back inside the house," Mr. Huy said.

About 10 minutes later, he heard someone shouting and discovered a motorbike with its lights on in the ditch so he ran out.

When he arrived, he was extremely scared when he discovered that 3 people on the motorbike had died, a boy about 9-10 years old was seriously injured.

"At the scene, the man sitting in the front was driving, the boy and girl were sitting in the middle, and the woman was sitting in the back. All 4 victims were still sitting on the saddle, hugging each other tightly," Mr. Huy recounted in a still-fearful voice.

Many people believe that the motorcyclist may not have been familiar with the road, so when he reached the intersection, he drove straight into the ditch (Photo: Nguyen Hai).

After initial inspection, it was determined that the victims had died, so Mr. Huy and some residents quickly reported to the local authorities.

A few minutes later, the Commune Police and other authorities quickly arrived and brought the victims to shore. At this time, people discovered that the boy sitting in the middle was seriously injured, so they quickly took him to the emergency room. However, due to the serious injuries, the boy died later.

Initial information shows that on the evening of November 24, the victims went to a birthday party at a relative's house in Dong Lac Commune, and the accident happened on their way back.

The scene is the intersection leading to Dong Lac Commune People's Committee and Dong Lac Primary School. The roads in this area have just been upgraded and are in the process of being completed, the lighting system has been installed but has not been put into use.

Ms. Thiem, who lives near the scene, said that at around 8:00 p.m. on November 24, some people who were exercising saw a Yamaha motorbike carrying 4 people moving at high speed from the People's Committee of Dong Lac Commune to Hong Phong Commune.

A few minutes later, some people discovered that a motorbike had crashed into a ditch in the Hoi Trieu dyke area (near Dong Lac Primary School).

"The scene was extremely heartbreaking, all 4 victims were still sitting on the motorbike, the lights were still on. It took me a few minutes to calm down before I dared to go in and assist the victims," ​​Ms. Thiem said.

Mr. Do Duc Huy and many residents said that after hearing the loud noise, they did not hear the victims' cries for help (Photo: Nguyen Hai).

According to Mr. Do Duc Uy (48 years old, residing in Dong Lac commune), when he heard a loud noise at the Hoi Trieu dike intersection, he did not think it was a traffic accident so he just opened the door and looked outside.

A few minutes later, when someone shouted and discovered a motorbike in the ditch, he quickly grabbed a flashlight and ran to the scene.

Shining the light on the motorbike, Mr. Uy and some people saw 4 victims sitting hugging each other on the saddle, 3 of them did not move and were confirmed dead.

Mr. Uy, as well as many people near the scene, said that after the loud noise, they did not hear any cries for help from the victims. The area where the accident occurred was dark and there were few people passing by, so they did not detect it in time.

"The road is wide and open, many people drive fast, not paying attention to speed. There have been a number of accidents at this intersection but no fatalities. This is the first case with fatalities and it is very painful that all 4 people who died were from the same family," Mr. Tu (a resident of Hoi Trieu village, Dong Lac commune) said sadly, looking towards the scene of the accident.

Through investigation, authorities determined that the 4 people riding motorbike with license plate 29X1-112.xx who crashed into the ditch and died were: Lai Manh H. (23 years old), Vuong Thi L. (49 years old, mother of Mr. H.); Lai Van H. (9 years old, son of Mr. H.); Vu Kieu V. (1 year old, daughter of Mr. H.), all residing in Hong Phong commune, Chuong My district.

On the same day, the Health & Life newspaper published an article titled: "Identifying the identities of 4 people in the family who died on a motorbike in the ditch". The specific content is as follows:

On November 25, regarding the incident in which 4 people riding a motorbike with license plate 29X1-112.xx in a family had an accident, causing casualties in a ditch, the Criminal Police Department of Chuong My District Police (Hanoi) is urgently coordinating with the authorities to investigate the cause of the incident.

According to a private source of the reporter, immediately after the particularly serious traffic accident occurred, 2 people died on the spot, 2 people were taken to the hospital for emergency treatment and later died.

The scene of the ditch where the serious traffic accident occurred.

Specifically, 4 victims in a family riding motorbike 29X1-112.xx died including: Lai Manh H (born 2004); Vuong Thi L (1975); Lai Van H (born 2015); Vu Kieu V (born 2023) all residing in Hong Phong commune, Chuong My district (Hanoi). The case is currently being investigated by the Investigation Police Department of Chuong My district (Hanoi) in coordination with relevant agencies.