Over one hundred bags of sticky rice looted from a truck after it tipped over in Dakrong District, Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam on Saturday night were given back on Sunday afternoon.

Ho Thanh, chairman of the People’s Committee of Dakrong Commune in the namesake district, said on the same day that residents had brought 106 looted sticky rice bags to the commune’s police station.

These bags would be handed over to their owner as soon as possible, Thanh said.

Several locals in Vung Kho and Lang Cat Villages in the commune were identified as the looters of the truck, which flipped over while it was driving on National Highway 9 in the commune at 8:30 pm on Saturday.

The truck, driven by Nguyen Van Dong, 29, was carrying hundreds of sticky rice bags at that time.

After the crash, the driver and the conductor of the truck were stuck in the cabin, while a number of bags of sticky rice fell onto the road.

Some locals quickly approached the accident scene to help the driver and conductor escape from the truck cabin, while a mob rushed to take away the bags of sticky rice.

A few bystanders captured what was happening and posted these videos on social media, sparking outrage among the public over the looting.

Local authorities and police officers on Sunday morning called on the looters to return the sticky rice bags to atone for their ugly behavior.

The looters, realizing their wrongdoings, voluntarily brought the bags to the police station, said Thanh.

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