On the afternoon of 22/9, representatives from the Quang Ngai Province Traffic Safety Board visited the Tho Loc railway crossing (on the Quang Ngai - Dai Loc railway line) to commend Nguyen Son Oanh, Nguyen Huy Hoang, and their team at Nghia Binh Railway Joint Stock Company.

Oanh (left) and Hoang receive commendations for their life-saving actions. Photo: Pham Linh

Oanh (left) and Hoang receive commendations for their life-saving actions. Photo: Pham Linh

Nguyen Phuc Nhan, Deputy Head of the Quang Ngai Province Traffic Safety Board, stated that after reviewing the video of the incident, the board recognized the courageous actions of Oanh and his team, deeming their bravery worthy of commendation and emulation.

Shortly after midnight on 21/9, the SE6 train, traveling from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, approached the Tho Loc crossing, the intersection of Highway 24B—one of Quang Ngai province's busiest roads—and the North-South railway.

Oanh and Hoang had already closed the crossing gates in anticipation of the train. Suddenly, a 34-year-old man (formerly from Tinh Ha commune), appearing intoxicated, crashed his motorbike into the barrier and fell onto the tracks.

Oanh pulls the man from the railway tracks as the train approaches. Video: Traffic Police Department

After unsuccessful attempts to signal the man, Oanh rushed forward and pulled him from the tracks as the train approached, approximately 50 meters away. Oanh and his colleagues then took the man, who sustained minor head injuries, to the hospital. He is now in stable condition.

Pham Linh