Uprooted tree kills man in Ho Chi Minh City

The incident occurred at around 3:15 pm on Street No. 5 in Binh Thoi Ward.

The victim, identified as P.V.C., from An Giang Province in southern Vietnam, was standing on the sidewalk when the tree suddenly fell, trapping him beneath its trunk. 

Several motorbikes were also crushed.

Local residents and medical staff from nearby Lanh Binh Thang General Hospital rushed to the scene after hearing the commotion. 

They worked together to lift the tree and rescue the victim before taking him to the hospital's emergency department.

Despite doctors' efforts to resuscitate him, the man died from multiple severe injuries.

Initial reports indicated that he had been waiting for a family member who was receiving dental treatment at the hospital when the accident occurred.

Following the incident, Binh Thoi Ward police coordinated with investigative units from the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Public Security to cordon off the area, examine the scene, and investigate the cause of the tree's uprooting.

A similar incident occurred on the evening of September 18, when a tree fell on An Duong Vuong Street in Cho Quan Ward, striking a bus and several motorbikes traveling along the road.

The accident killed a 59-year-old man from Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam and injured a woman who was traveling with him.