At around 3 p.m., a 16-seat passenger car with a Dong Nai license plate was traveling on the Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong highway, heading toward Ho Chi Minh City. When passing through Tan Ly Dong commune (Chau Thanh), the car collided with a 5-seat car with a Ho Chi Minh City license plate traveling in the same direction in front. Unable to avoid the accident in time, a 5-seat car and a sleeper car behind continued to rush forward, causing a chain of accidents.

The accident did not cause any casualties, but caused the vehicles to block the entire lane number 1 near the median. The front and rear of the four cars were damaged, and the windshields and headlights were shattered and scattered on the road. Because it was rush hour and there were many vehicles, the highway was jammed for several kilometers. After about an hour, the rescue team removed the damaged vehicles from the scene, helping to clear the road.

The Ho Chi Minh City - Trung Luong Expressway is nearly 62 km long, has 4 lanes, and has been in operation since 2010, with a maximum speed of 100 km/h. Five years ago, the expressway stopped collecting tolls, but the number of vehicles increased by over 30%, reaching 40,000-50,000 vehicles per day, causing the road surface to be overloaded, damaged, and prone to accidents.

In the middle of last year, the expressway was proposed to be expanded to 8 lanes, including 2 emergency lanes, with a total investment of nearly 10,000 billion VND, expected to be completed in 4 years. The proposal was approved by the Government under the form of public-private partnership (PPP).

Nam An