Man killed in HCMC after falling tree branch crushes motorbike during thunderstorm

VNExpress - Sep 19, 2026

A 59-year-old man was killed in Ho Chi Minh City when a large tree branch snapped during a thunderstorm and crushed the motorbike he was riding with his wife on Friday evening.

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