Around 9:30, a truck was traveling on Nguyen Trong Quyen street, Thuan Hung ward, entering provincial road 921 from Trung Nhut ward, Can Tho city. As it crossed the April 30 Bridge, the vehicle caused the structure to collapse. The male driver opened the door and ran out, shouting for help.

At the scene, one end of the main span was submerged, while the other rested on a pier; half of the truck was submerged in the canal, with many bags of rice scattered. The incident caused no casualties but disrupted traffic between the two wards. Notably, the Thot Not River – a vital waterway for rice transportation – was paralyzed.

The broken bridge span lay in the middle. *Photo: Nguyen Man*

Le Hoang Giang, Vice Chairman of Thuan Hung Ward People's Committee, stated that local authorities coordinated with functional agencies to temporarily close the bridge (including both motorcycle lanes) and directed residents to a 3-4 km detour. Authorities mobilized equipment to lift the collapsed bridge span ashore, aiming to clear the channel for barges and boats transporting rice and agricultural supplies to circulate on the Thot Not Canal.

Functional agencies are investigating the incident to clarify the cause.

The truck fell into the river after the accident. *Photo: Nguyen Man*

The April 30 Bridge is approximately 60 m long, with concrete piers and a steel span, built over 15 years ago. The bridge features two motorcycle lanes, each about 1.5 m wide on either side, and a middle lane for automobiles, 3.5 m wide.

The Thot Not River is 53 km long, flowing through An Giang province and Can Tho city before emptying into the Hau River. This is an important waterway, transferring rice from fields to the Thot Not rice market along the Hau River – an area home to hundreds of rice milling and processing factories.

An Binh