# Vietnam police address ex-politician’s car crash that killed a teenager

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- Reuters, 2026-08-19 05:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-police-address-ex-politicians-car-crash-that-killed-teenager-2026-08-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a853f72c69d290001819c65

> A Vietnamese police officer told state television that a former politician unintentionally killed a teenager in a traffic accident in central Hanoi last year but was exempted from criminal prosecution. The comments were the first official explanation of a case that has drawn months of online criticism.