A steel beam fell on to a taxi, killing a passenger inside in Ninh Binh Province on January 24
The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when a taxi carrying a couple and their child was crossing a junction of Hai Thuong Lan Ong and Tran Phu streets in Ninh Binh City.
According to witnesses, a steel beam from a three-floor building construction project fell and went through the taxi rooftop onto the man's head. The man died, while his wife and child and the driver escaped with no injuries.
The taxi driver said that the couple were taking their child to hospital for a health check-up.
Police are further investigating the accident.
Many accidents involving passers-by at construction sites in different localities including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been reported. An inspection by the Department of Construction and the Department of Labor, War Invalids, and Social Affairs showed that cranes posed the biggest threat to local people in Hanoi and requested that such cranes were allowed to operate only from 10 pm to 5 am.
