A serious chain collision occurred at the intersection of Tran Dai Nghia and Dai La Streets in Hanoi around 7:50 am today, July 9, 2025. The traffic camera recorded the incident.
According to initial information, at the above time, a middle-aged female driver (identity unknown) was driving a Toyota Corolla Cross with license plate 30K-026.60 on Tran Dai Nghia Street. When she reached the area in front of house number 281 on Tran Dai Nghia Street, the car showed signs of wobbling, revving, and then ramming into a series of motorbikes going in the same direction.
Not stopping there, the Toyota Corolla Cross continued through the Tran Dai Nghia – Dai La intersection, knocking down a row of motorbikes waiting at the red light. The car only came to a halt after knocking down a phoenix tree on the sidewalk in front of house number 241 on Tran Dai Nghia Street.
The accident scene.
The chain collision injured ten people. The victims were then rushed to Bach Mai Hospital. The identities of the victims have not yet been announced.
Ten people were injured in this chain collision.
After the accident, the female driver got out of the car in a state of panic. Her husband stated that she had been suffering from insomnia for several days before causing the chain collision.
At the accident scene, the Toyota Corolla Cross’s front end was completely crushed, and the side area was damaged. The phoenix tree that the car hit was uprooted and lay on the sidewalk. More than ten motorbikes and electric bicycles were scattered along a 100-meter stretch of Tran Dai Nghia Street.
The Toyota Corolla Cross’s front end was completely crushed.
The phoenix tree that was knocked down by the car.
The motorbikes that were hit were strewn across the road.
Upon receiving the report, the functional forces promptly arrived to regulate traffic, examine the scene, and investigate to clarify the cause of the incident.