On the morning of September 24, Dang Thi Hau (born in 1968) in Giap Son village, Cam Ly commune rode an electric bicycle across the bridge and suddenly fell into the river. Seeing this, Chu Van Dai and Le Thanh Tuan from Dan Hoi commune (Luc Nam) swam out and safely rescued the victim.

Representative of Vietnam Railway Corporation awards Certificate of Merit to Chu Van Dai (flower holder) for his brave action.

In an interview with Bac Giang Newspaper on September 24, Dai said he was on duty at that time. Hau rode her electric bicycle into the lane for train and car on the opposite direction inside the bridge.

On the second span, the pedal got caught on the edge of the bridge. The woman lost her composure, wobbled the steering wheel then fell into the Luc Nam River.

When seeing the victim struggling in the water calling for help, the local commuters quickly took off the life jackets placed on the edge of the bridge then threw it into the water for her.

Victim Dang Thi Hau thanks her rescuer.

At this time, Hau drifted about 200 meters away from the falling point. Then Dai wore a life jacket, quickly took a roll of water pipes prepared by his colleagues and rushed into the river to save the victim timely.

On the afternoon of September 25, Hau and her family members went to Cam Ly Railway office to thank her rescuer.

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