Dong Van bridge intersection, km62+650 of National Highway 281, intersecting with the communal road in Son Quang village, Duc Lang commune (Duc Tho, Ha Tinh), has recently had many traffic accidents, making people very worried.
Video: A traffic accident at Dong Van bridge intersection
Dong Van Bridge intersection is an area with a high traffic density, with hundreds of trucks carrying construction materials passing through every day, making this place always potentially complicated in terms of traffic accidents.
According to local residents, traffic accidents often occur at this intersection, ranging from minor injuries to serious injuries and even fatalities. This situation makes people worried every time they travel through the intersection.
Dong Van bridge intersection seen from above
Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hung (a resident of Son Quang village, Duc Lang commune) said: “My house is right next to this intersection, and I often witness traffic accidents at the intersection. We hope that the authorities will soon build speed bumps on the roads leading to the intersection, install a sign system, and clear the corners that obstruct visibility from all directions.”
Through research, besides the density of people and vehicles participating in traffic, the main cause of traffic accidents is due to sharp turns and obstructed vision, causing vehicles traveling from the commune road to National Highway 281 to often encroach on the lane reserved for other vehicles, leading to traffic accidents.
Dong Van Bridge Crossroads - the intersection between National Highway 281 and the commune's main road
As dangerous as it is, at Dong Van bridge intersection there are no signs, speed limit signs or speed bumps.
Mr. Hoang Huu Cong (Son Quang village, Duc Lang commune) said: “A week ago, I was driving my car from the commune road to Highway 281. Due to poor visibility, even though I slowed down, when I reached the middle of the intersection, my car was still hit from behind by a truck. Fortunately, the accident only damaged the vehicle.”
Because there are no signs, traffic at this intersection is very chaotic.
Since 2019, Dong Van Bridge and National Highway 281 have been put into use. Since then, there have been 4 serious accidents at this intersection, killing 3 people, injuring 2 people and dozens of minor collisions.
Most recently, on May 19, 2023, when Mr. Dinh Sy T. (born in 1991, residing in Thanh Binh Thinh commune, Duc Tho) was driving car with license plate 26C-079.42 from Duc Lang commune to Dong Van bridge, when reaching this intersection, he collided with a motorbike with license plate 29V-8767 driven by Mr. Bui Cong T. (born in 1981, residing in Truong Son commune, Anh Son district, Nghe An province) going from Cho Bong suspension bridge to Dong Van bridge. The accident left Mr. T. seriously injured and is being treated in the hospital, and both vehicles were damaged.
National Highway 281 in Duc Tho district is relatively narrow and has obstructed visibility, so traffic accidents are very likely to occur.
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Chieu - Chairman of Duc Lang Commune People's Committee said: "After Dong Van Bridge and National Highway 281 were put into use, the traffic volume and traffic participants on this route have increased. In particular, since 2022, in Vu Quang district, there have been many construction material mines exploited, so the traffic volume of construction vehicles and dump trucks has increased.
The locality has repeatedly reported to the authorities the need to install warning lights, speed limit signs, convex mirrors at the beginning of the roads leading to Dong Van Bridge intersection; install speed bumps on National Highway 281, but so far, they have not been implemented."
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