Riding A Motorbike Is Fun In Vietnam Until It Isn’t
By Joe Fotalatte
The BBC recounted the tragic death of two tourists back in May 2002. Denver Barfield, 24 from Leicester, was on holiday when he and University of Leicester student Beth Thompson, 24 of Essex, died in a tragic bike crash.
The BBC previously reported that on the evening of May 15, Mr. Barfield and a few of his friends went out to bars and clubs near their backpacker hostel in Hoi An. On the morning of May 16, between 03:19 and 03:24, Mr. Barfield and Miss Thompson were seen on CCTV entering the hostel on a motorbike. The coroner stated that after seeing this video, “nothing to suggest that Denver was excessively intoxicated by alcohol or any other substance” was present.
After Miss Thompson and Mr. Barfield were seen riding off, they were later seen colliding on Hung Vuong Street. According to a Vietnamese police report, the motorcycle struck a curb and hit a pole.
Foreigners have many options for bike and car transport, especially in the late hours, including apps from Bee, Gojek, and Grab.
