Liability for Circle K store collapse that killed one person in Ho Chi Minh City

Circle K store collapse kills one person

Around 7:45 a.m. on January 18, Circle K store at 16 Vinh Hoi, District 4 (HCMC) suddenly collapsed, smoke and dust rose.

Fire and Rescue Police, District 4 Police and medical staff arrived at the scene. Police dug through the rubble inside to find the victim.

When the accident happened, 8 people inside the store were able to escape, one person was trapped inside the rubble.

The police used specialized equipment, reinforced the structure and brought the victim out and then continued to check again in the scene to see if there were still people trapped.

The victim suffered multiple injuries, lost consciousness in the rubble, and was taken to the emergency room. According to family members, the victim is a female, in grade 9.

The 115 emergency center in Ho Chi Minh City sent 7 ambulances to the scene. 8 victims with minor injuries received first aid on the spot.

As for the 9th grader, the director of District 4 Hospital Do Thanh Tuan said that when the victim was taken to the hospital, her heart stopped, stopped breathing, and then died.

Related legal issues

From a legal perspective, talking to PV Dan Viet, Doctor of Laws Dang Van Cuong said that this was a tragic accident that killed one person and may have injured many people, causing damage to the property of the agency. business department.

Therefore, the authorities will investigate to clarify the cause of the incident to assess the nature and determine the consequences as a basis for settlement in accordance with the law.

In case the verification results show that there is an error leading to a fatal accident, the investigating agency may prosecute a criminal case for the crime of unintentionally causing death to investigate and deal with the violator. violate the law.

Mr. Cuong said that in order to prove the inadvertent error in this case, the investigating agency must collect evidences to prove that an ordinary person can fully perceive such a behavior as dangerous. may cause an accident.

But the person who performed this dangerous act was not aware of the consequences of the accident that resulted in the death of one person.

However, if the cause of the accident is due to too much goods on the warehouse leading to the collapse, it is very difficult to determine the storekeeper at fault because how the warehouse is designed, they may not know.

Therefore, in this case, it may not be possible to identify the fault for criminal prosecution.

However, the expert said that, even if the case is not at fault, but the damage has occurred to the life, health, and property of others, this business establishment will still have to be responsible for compensating for damage beyond contract in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code.

This business will be required to compensate the injured person for treatment costs, carer wages, and lost or reduced income.

For the deceased, they must pay compensation for funeral expenses according to local customs and compensation for mental loss to the relatives of the deceased.

The authorities will also clarify how the business of this establishment is conducted, what causes the accident and how to fix it, how to prevent such incidents to avoid similar incidents. can happen by itself.