On January 24, the Traffic Police Department of Binh Dinh Province Police said that Tuy Phuoc Traffic Police Station, under the Traffic Police Department of Binh Dinh Province Police, in coordination with the Traffic Police force of Binh Thuan Province Police, arrested the truck driver who hit a man crossing the street and killed him and then fled.

Previously, at around 2:30 a.m. on January 23, at Km 1191+490, National Highway 1A (in Hamlet 5, Hoa Hoi Village, Cat Hanh Commune, Phu Cat District, Binh Dinh Province), Mr. Tran Van L. (40 years old, residing in Chanh Danh Village, Cat Tai Commune, Phu Cat District) was walking on National Highway 1A in the West - East direction.

While crossing the street, Mr. L. was hit and killed by a car (license plate, type of car and driver unknown) traveling from North to South.

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Authorities investigate the accident (Photo: Diem Phuc).

After the accident, the driver fled the scene.

Upon receiving the news, Tuy Phuoc Traffic Police Station sent forces to the scene, coordinating with the Investigation Police Agency of Phu Cat District Police to search for the vehicle that caused the accident.

Through reviewing camera data sources and toll stations on the route, the authorities identified the suspected vehicle causing the traffic accident as truck 79H-012.93. Tuy Phuoc Traffic Police Station and the Investigation Police Agency of Phu Cat District Police contacted the Traffic Police teams on National Highway 1A to capture the subject and the vehicle causing the accident.

At 12:24 on January 23, at Km 1605+500 of National Highway 1A, the Traffic Police Team of the Traffic Police Department of Binh Thuan Province discovered and arrested truck 79H-012.93. The driver of vehicle 79H-012.93 at the time the Traffic Police Department of Binh Thuan Province stopped the vehicle was Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Son (29 years old, residing in Tinh Thien Commune, Quang Ngai City, Quang Ngai Province).

Initially, Nguyen Ngoc Son confessed to being the driver of vehicle 79H-012.93 that hit and killed Mr. Lap.

The case is currently being investigated and clarified by the authorities.

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