On July 9, a clip about the incident went viral. According to the person who posted the clip, while the foreign man was transporting a woman on a motorbike on the way to Sapa, they were suddenly deliberately cut up by a car carrying five people.
The foreigner was caused to bleed in the head and nose following the attack
The foreigner tried to explain that the car had cut across the wrong lane, but the men got out of the car and attacked him, causing him to bleed in the head and nose.
Head of the Lao Cai District’s Police Department Tran Van Thuong said the department is investigating the case.
Earlier, on June 27, Hanoi police arrested two local men who attacked an American person following a road collision on Tran Khat Chan Street.