Chinese driver flees after fatal hit-and-run in southern Vietnam
A Chinese driver crashed his car into a Vietnamese on motorbike in the southern province of Binh Duong on October 14 and fled the scene immediately, with the victim pronounced dead shortly thereafter.
The foreign driver has been identified as 41-year-old Zhang-Xu of Chinese national, according to initial police report.
Zhang was driving his four-seater car on 22/12 Street in Binh Duong on Friday night when he crashed into the motorbike of Tran Tan Hung, 31, who was traveling opposite.
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| The car and the deformed motorbike are seen at the site of accident in Binh Duong Province, located in southern Vietnam, on October 14, 2016. |
Hung, hailing from the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, died en route to hospital.
Upon the accident, the Chinese man was seen getting off his car and fled, according to local eyewitnesses.
At the site of accident, the car is seen in the middle of the street, with the motorbike severely deformed after the crash.
Eyewitnesses said the car was traveling at high speed and crossed the lane to the opposite side of the road, before crashing into the motorbike.
Police are investigating further.
