Hanoi: 5 cars collided continuously on the elevated ring road, 5km of vehicles stuck in traffic on the night of May 15

May 16, 2022 06:27 GMT+7

According to initial information, the accident happened at about 19:40 on May 15, when two trucks collided in the leftmost lane of the elevated ring road 3, opposite the Eco apartment complex. Green City, causing 3 cars in the same direction behind to continue to collide.

The scene of the fatal accident.

At the scene, 5 cars blocked the entire Ring Road 3 on the way to Linh Dam, of which one was flipped horizontally.

The accident caused a vehicle to overturn at the scene.

5 cars are blocking the entire ring road 3 on the way to Linh Dam.

Talking to reporters, the commander of Traffic Police Team No. 14 (under the Hanoi Police Department’s Traffic Police Department) said that this unit is coordinating with Traffic Police Team No. 6 and Traffic Police Team No. 7 to divide traffic to organize rescue 5. car accident.

According to the commander of Traffic Police Team No. 14, the accident did not injure anyone, but traffic on the route was congested locally, from the entrance to the beginning of Thang Long Boulevard.

Receiving the news, Road Traffic Police Team No. 14 coordinated with Traffic Police Teams No. 7 and No. 6 to separate vehicles from afar. The entire entrance to the 3-way ring road Mai Dich – Linh Dam was paralyzed.

On the evening of the same day, Traffic Police Team No. 14 coordinated with Traffic Police Team No. 6 and Traffic Police Team No. 7 to separate vehicles remotely, instructing vehicles below, and recommending drivers to choose an appropriate route.

At 10 p.m., Ring Road 3 was still blocked, the traffic jam lasted for more than 5km, and the functional force did not see the flow.

At about 10 p.m., the blockage still showed no sign of being resolved. The Traffic Police Department of Hanoi City Police recommends that vehicles actively choose a travel route in the evening of May 15.

Bao Khanh