Due to serious injuries, the girl selling flowers on Valentine’s Day was hit by a falling tree and died.
On February 13, a leader of the People’s Committee of Buon Ma Thuot City (Dak Lak) confirmed that Ms. NTHT (16 years old, living in Tan Thanh Ward, Buon Ma Thuot City), the victim who was hit by a falling tree, died.
The same morning, while selling flowers for Valentine’s Day on Phan Chu Trinh Street, Ms. T. was hit by a broken green tree.
The scene of a fallen tree causing serious injuries to a 16-year-old girl, leading to her death (Photo: Uy Nguyen).
Discovering the incident, local people took Ms. T. to the emergency hospital.
The victim was hospitalized with a traumatic brain injury, chest injury, spinal injury and many injuries to his arms and legs from falling trees.
Due to severe progression, Ms. T. was transferred to Central Highlands General Hospital for further treatment. However, that afternoon, she died.
On January 13, an ancient banyan tree in Buon Ma Thuot City also had a broken branch and fell onto the street, hitting a girl who was delivering goods, causing multiple injuries and requiring hospitalization.