The incident occurred at around 9:50 pm on Friday at a petrol station at 31 Lang Street, Hanoi. At that time, the petrol station was quite crowded.
The scene of the accident
According to some witnesses, the car ran at very high speed, only stopping when it hit a petrol pump.
Three ambulances were sent to the scene.
The police quickly arrived at the site to assist in taking the injured to hospital.
The driver, 35, from Hanoi’s Thanh Oai District was registered 0.9mg/l for blood alcohol when tested. He admitted that he had drunk alcohol at a restaurant earlier.