The same morning, a young man (23 years old) boarded the KH bus at Dong Nai Children’s Hospital to return to his hometown of Quang Binh. He said that he had booked a ticket in advance and was promised by the bus company that the bed would not be overcrowded; However, on the actual boarding day, it was not as expected.
“I also booked a ticket like everyone else. The ticket from Dong Nai to Quang Binh costs 1.6 million VND and is assigned a B4 seat, but I have to lie in the hallway. It’s not comfortable to lie down. It’s better to go from a nearby road than to return home.” More than 1,000km from the countryside, it took nearly a day to get there, it’s so cramped, who can stand it?”, the young man was disappointed.
Right after that, another young man got on the bus, upset because he booked a ticket but there was no bed. He argued with the bus staff.
“Be understanding, Tet is almost here, everyone gives a little to each other. It’s not just me who booked the 1.6 million VND ticket, everyone has the same price, if you don’t pay, please get off the bus,” said the house staff. the car responded.
Because this vehicle had traveled more than half the distance, this young man had to accept the payment even though he was not satisfied with the service provided by the above mentioned vehicle company.
Many passengers are squeezed together between two corridors on the bus (Photo: Hoang Huong).
According to an employee on the KH bus, at this time there were 75 people on the bus, however the vehicle had a capacity of 45 seats. During the journey from Ho Chi Minh City to Ha Tinh province, this bus company encountered many traffic police checkpoints. Every time they encounter a checkpoint, the bus staff asks passengers to close the curtains and passengers in the middle of the hallway have to lie down to bypass the authorities.
Talking to reporters, the ticket seller at the above mentioned bus station said that because it was close to Tet, there were many ticket sellers so they could not control the number of passengers. The number of passengers was too large but there were only 2 buses, so they had to cram put.
These two buses run on the same route from Ho Chi Minh City – Ha Tinh province but take turns, alternating vehicles going in and out. The number of passengers on the bus is large because it includes the bus company’s guests and a part of the bus operator’s guests.
Traffic police stopped to check KH’s passenger car on Highway 1 (Photo: Hoang Huong).
Confirming with us, this person said that on the evening of the same day, this vehicle was issued a ticket by the Traffic Police for carrying more than 3 people compared to regulations, but in reality, according to the recorded number of people on the vehicle, it was many times more.
According to Decree 100/2019, passenger cars traveling on routes with distances greater than 300km that carry more than 5 people or more in vehicles with more than 30 seats will be fined from 1 to 2 million VND/person in excess of regulations. The total fine shall not exceed 40 million VND.
