Tractor-trailer driver booked for contraflow driving on Ho Chi Minh City bridge
Friday, January 13, 2023, 15:32 GMT+7
Police in Ho Chi Minh City have given a driver a ticket for driving a tractor-trailer against the direction of traffic on a bridge in Thu Duc City on Thursday.
The penalty for P.N.A., 39, hailing from central Thua Thien-Hue Province, ranges from VND4-6 million (US$170-256) and is coupled with the revocation of his driver’s license for two to four months.
P.N.A. drove a tractor-trailer toward the Saigon Hi-Tech Park in Thu Duc City at 6:36 am on Thursday when it was forbidden hours for heavy vehicles.
Therefore, the park’s security guards turned A. away.
After quarreling with the security guards, the driver turned the tractor-trailer around and intentionally drove it against the direction of traffic to the Phu Huu Bridge.
He gave constant honks during the wrong-way drive.
After being booked by the local traffic police team, A. tested zero for alcohol concentration and negative for drugs.
He admitted to wrong-way driving.
The traffic police team then made a record of A.’s wrongdoing.
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