HCMC vice chairman dies in car accident

He passed away at Long An Province General Hospital in the delta, a provincial official confirmed.

HCMC chairman Phan Van Mai and his family have arrived at the hospital to bring his body home.

The SUV he was on blew a rear tire, hit a barrier and flipped over.

The accident happened at around 7:20 a.m. on HCMC – Trung Luong Expressway when he was on his way to Ben Tre Province to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of Rach Mieu 2 Bridge that will connect Ben Tre and Tien Giang in the Mekong Delta.

Two other people in the car, the driver and Binh’s secretary, escaped without serious injury.

A native of the central Quang Ngai Province, Binh, 52, became HCMC’s deputy chairman for the 2021-26 term last December.

In 2014 he was deputy director of the city Department of Construction, and was then elected to the Party Committee for 2015-20 term.

In March 2016 he became chairman of District 7.

He became the director of the construction department in April 2019 and again a member of the Party Committee for 2020-25.

As vice chairman, he was in charge of urban planning, management and development, land, resources and environment management, traffic, transportation, water supply, and drainage.