Vietnam social media users demands justice for teen crash victim

Vietnam Television (VTV) devoted a rare six-minute segment to a fatal crash in Hanoi that happened more than a year ago, as pressure builds ahead of Vietnam’s National Day on Sept. 12. The accident drew wider attention because it involved former National Assembly deputy Nguyen Sy Cuong, 64. On May 30, 2025, Cuong was driving a luxury car when it veered into the opposite lane at high speed and collided head-on with a motorbike carrying a father and his 18-year-old daughter, Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy. She died 10 days later, just before her high school exam. After the case was sent to Hanoi Police, no new details were publicly released, prompting online campaigns using hashtags like #NguyenSyCuong and #BMW.