Local residents in Tien Giang Province, located in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region, helped traffic police officers catch a car driver who caused two hit-and-run accidents on Monday.

The driver is identified as Phan Thanh May, 27, hailing from the northern province of Hung Yen.

According to police in Tien Giang’s Chau Thanh District, May was driving his car on a section of provincial highway No. 864 passing through Song Thuan Commune at around 9:00 am on Monday when he had a collision with a bicycle running in the same direction.

The middle-aged male cyclist fell onto the road after the collision but only sustained minor scratches.

May did not get out of his car to check on the cyclist but instead accelerated to run away from the scene.

Two traffic police officers, who were patrolling the street at that time, witnessed the incident and signaled May to pull over for an inspection.

The 27-year-old man stopped his car but kept all the car windows closed and remained in the auto before turning on loud music and talking nonsense.

Even after police officers came to the scene, May remained inside his vehicle and refused to talk to them.

In order to assist police, local residents living near the scene deflated the car’s tires and set chocks in front of the wheels to prevent the driver from fleeing.

But the driver managed to drive his car out of the chocks and exit the scene.

Some of the local people, together with the traffic police officers, pursued May. 

Within a short distance from the scene, the car collided with a truck traveling in the same direction.

The vehicle only stopped when it hit a road barrier near Xoai Hot Bridge in Binh Duc Commune, about four kilometers from where the driver was originally pulled over.

May then opened the car door and crossed the street before being arrested by the local people and police officers.

The case is being further investigated.

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