At noon on 14 November, a seven-seater car with licence plate 69A-0298 belonging to the Ngoc Hien District Police, Ca Mau, was on its way to work in Kien Giang Province when, on National Highway 63 in Giao Khau hamlet, Tan Phu commune, Thoi Binh district (Ca Mau), it hit Nguyen Van Hai (49, who is blind) as he was walking along the road.
After the collision, Mr Hai was thrown more than 2m from the front of the car, covered in blood, and was taken by his family for emergency treatment at Ca Mau General Hospital.
After the necessary tests, Mr Hai was transferred to the hospital’s neurosurgery department. Mrs Nguyen Thi Quyen – Mr Hai’s wife – said that he is still in a deep coma, and doctors have said that Mr Hai has a traumatic brain injury.
Speaking by phone that same evening, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Van Nguyen – head of the traffic police team of Thoi Binh District Police – confirmed that a traffic accident had occurred at the time mentioned above, but said it was not yet clear who was at fault, as the subordinate who had gone directly to the scene had not yet reported back.
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