Ho Chi Minh City telephone cable victim dies

A worker fixes the bundle of cables from which one fell on the road below on April 19 and caused an accident in which 83-year-old Ly Van was killed.

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TUOITRE

An 83-year-old man in Ho Chi Minh City who fell off his bicycle and was injured when his wheel got caught in a falling telephone cable has died of his injuries but no telecom company has accepted responsibility.

Ly Van, a resident of District 8, passed away Tuesday due to progressive cerebral hemorrhage at Cho Ray hospital a week after he was admitted. 

The same afternoon a representative of the Cho Lon Electricity Company (EVN Cho Lon) handed over the exhibits of the accident to the District 5 Investigation Police in the presence of representatives of four telecom service providers: Viettel, CMC, FPT and VNPT.

The hand-over was made in a report, which would be sent to the District 5 People’s Procuracy.

EVN Cho Lon, VNPT, and Viettel have said the cable belonged to FPT but the latter has denied it and demanded a fresh investigation.

The District 5 police said it would reinvestigate and collect testimonies from everyone involved to identify the cause of the accident and who is accountable for Van’s death.

If no firm takes responsibility or if investigators are unable to come to a firm conclusion, the local police will re-create the scene of the incident.

Van’s body remains in the hospital morgue pending an autopsy, Ly Khai Tan, his son, said.

The accident occurred on the morning of April 19 when Van was riding along the junction of Tran Phu and Nguyen Tri Phuong Streets in District 5. The cable suddenly fell on his bicycle and got entangled with the wheels. Van fell on the road and suffered a severe head injury.

Local residents took him to Cho Ray Hospital.

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