The victim who died in the accident under the Tran Hoang Na bridge was born in 1971, from Phong Dien district, Can Tho City.
At around 7:30 p.m. on 23 August, the fire prevention, firefighting and rescue police of Can Tho City found and successfully recovered the body of the worker killed in the accident at the construction site under the Tran Hoang Na bridge.
Initial information: the victim, born in 1971, was from Phong Dien district, Can Tho City.
According to information, in the afternoon of the same day, while workers were building a civil culvert next to the Tran Hoang Na bridge, it suddenly collapsed into the culvert. Two workers were in the culvert at the time. One could not get out and was buried under mud and soil.
The other man luckily escaped and was taken to Can Tho Central General Hospital for emergency treatment. He is Mr. N.T.B. (40, from Phong Dien district, Can Tho City).
According to the hospital's doctors, the victim was brought to the emergency room at around 5:20 p.m., drowsy and not alert; no external injuries were recorded and vital signs were stable. The doctors immediately ordered a CT scan of the head to check.
When the incident occurred, the fire prevention, firefighting and rescue police of Can Tho City arrived at the scene to carry out search and rescue measures. Leaders of the Ninh Kieu District People's Committee were also at the scene.