The accident occurred at 12 noon today (February 21) on Phu My bridge, Thanh My Loi ward, Thu Duc city, Ho Chi Minh city.

At that time, the traffic was traveling through Phu My Bridge in the direction of District 7 to Thu Duc City. When the vehicles were just going down the slope of the bridge, a series of accidents occurred between a gasoline tanker, a truck, 2 container trucks and a 5-seat car.

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A five-vehicle accident on Phu My Bridge caused long traffic congestion. Photo: HC

The accident caused the vehicles to stick together and be damaged. Among them, a 5-seat car was stuck between 2 container trucks.

Fortunately, the accident did not cause any injuries. However, the vehicles partially blocked the Phu My bridge, causing traffic congestion.

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A 5-seat car was crushed between two container trucks on Phu My bridge, severely damaged. Photo: HC.

Thu Duc City authorities immediately arrived to handle the scene and regulate traffic.

By 2:00 p.m., the scene of the multiple accidents had been cleared by authorities, but traffic on Phu My Bridge was still congested in both directions.

Initially, the cause was that the container truck with license plate 50H-205.85 pulling a 40-foot trailer behind it lost its brakes while going down the Phu My bridge. The driver said that the foot brake was disabled while going down the bridge, causing the vehicle to rush forward and hit the back of a 5-seat car.

Then, the container truck pushed the car forward, causing a chain-reaction collision involving five vehicles. At the time of the accident, there were two people inside the five-seater car, the driver and his pregnant wife, who were stuck between the two container trucks. Both were lucky to escape thanks to the airbags deploying.

The moment a truck crashed into 7 cars and caught fire on Phu My bridge ramp

The moment a truck crashed into 7 cars and caught fire on Phu My bridge ramp

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Multiple car collision under Phu My bridge, 3 cars burned fiercely

Multiple car collision under Phu My bridge, 3 cars burned fiercely

A series of accidents involving 8 cars at the foot of Phu My Bridge, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City caused severe damage to the vehicles, including 3 cars that were completely destroyed and caught fire.
Tanker truck burns fiercely at Phu My bridge, driver kicks open door and runs away

Tanker truck burns fiercely at Phu My bridge, driver kicks open door and runs away

While going down Phu My bridge, the oil tanker suddenly caught fire, forcing the driver to open the door and escape. The fire caused traffic congestion in the area for several hours.