The victim made it to the hospital before succumbing to his injuries
A man riding a motorbike was killed when a tree fell on him in Ho Chi Minh City during a downpour on Thursday afternoon.
The accident occurred at around 3:30 pm on Nguyen Tri Phuong Street in District 10.
It was raining heavily when the 20-meter-tall tree collapsed on the still unidentified motorcyclists.
Two other motorbikes and a sign belonging to a nearby store were also damaged during the incident.
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| A falling tree, which killed a motorcyclist, blocks a section of Nguyen Tri Phuong Street in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, September 24, 2020. Photo: Huynh Luu Duc Toan / Tuoi Tre |
The victim was rushed to Cho Ray Hospital, 1.4 kilometers from the scene, with one-third of his right shoulder shattered, a crushed right arm, and fractured left forearm bones.
A CT scan showed that the patient had a one-centimeter thick epidural hematoma on his right temporal membrane, putaminal hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and accumulation of intracranial air, according to Cho Ray Hospital’s director Nguyen Tri Thuc.
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| A falling tree, which killed a motorcyclist, blocks a section of Nguyen Tri Phuong Street in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, September 24, 2020. Photo: Huynh Luu Duc Toan / Tuoi Tre |
“Although the hospital urgently mobilized the entire force to give emergency treatment [to the patient], his injuries were too severe,” Dr. Thuc said.
The patient passed away on Friday morning, the hospital director confirmed.
In June, a falling tree branch also killed a motorcyclist during a rainstorm in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 10.
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| A falling tree, which killed a motorcyclist, blocks a section of Nguyen Tri Phuong Street in District 10, Ho Chi Minh City, September 24, 2020. Photo: Huynh Luu Duc Toan / Tuoi Tre |
