3 killed in car accident

At least three people died and eight others were injured after a seven-seat car plunged into an abyss in the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn yesterday. — Photo vnexpress.net LẠNG SƠN — At least three people died and eight others were injured after a seven-seat car plunged into an abyss in the northern mountainous province of Lạng Sơn yesterday. The accident happened when the passenger car was travelling from the border area to the province’s Lạng Sơn City. All injured passengers were admitted to a nearby hospital. The injured driver Mè Văn Thưởng said he lost control when trying to avoid a car from the opposite side of the road and hit a stone before plunging into the 30m abyss. The driver does not hold a driving licence. The case is under investigation. — VNS … [Read more...] about Car accident kills three, injures eight

Three people were killed in a crash between a passenger car and a motorbike in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai yesterday. – Illustrative ––Photo tienphong.vn GIA LAI (VNS) –– Three people riding a motorbike were killed instantly when their vehicle collided with a passenger car in the Central Highland province of Gia Lai yesterday. The head-on collision occurred at Km1655+100 of Hồ Chí Minh Highway in the province’s Chư Pưh District, while the two vehicles were travelling in opposite directions. According to the initial investigation, the passenger car’s driver, Nguyễn Văn Quang, 46, was driving in the wrong lane, causing the accident. The case is still under investigation. — VNS … [Read more...] about Car accident kills three

The scene of the accident on Wednesday night.— Photo vtv.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Three teenagers were killed on the spot and two other people were seriously injured when a motorbike crashed into two cars at Wednesday midnight on Hà Nội’s Chương Dương Bridge. According to the initial investigation, the accident occurred when the teenagers were riding the motorbike from Long Biên District to Hoàn Kiếm District. The motorbike was illegally travelling in a lane on the bridge meant only for cars. Three vehicles, including one luxury Lexus car, were seriously damaged in the accident. Local police are investigating the case. — VNS … [Read more...] about Motorbike hits cars, 3 killed

A passenger bus carrying 31 recently retired civil servants on a vacation trip overturned in Khánh Hòa Province, killing two and seriously injuring 20. — Photo vnexpress.net Viet Nam News HCM CITY — A passenger bus carrying 31 recently-retired civil servants overturned in the morning of Saturday in Khánh Hoà Province, killing two and seriously injuring around 20 of the group. The retirees, who are from the northern province of Yên Bái’s Lục Yên District, were travelling on National Road 27 in the province when the bus suddenly overturned near a turn on Khánh Lê mountain pass in Khánh Vĩnh District. The passenger bus slid for a while before crashing into a cliff. The front part of the vehicle was seriously damaged. All of the passengers were stuck inside the bus. Dương Văn Thắng and Phạm Văn Nho, both 62, died on the scene, authorities said. Colonel Nguyễn Trọng Thắng, deputy head of the Khánh Hòa traffic police, said that traffic police and medical … [Read more...] about Two civil servants on retirement outing killed in Khánh Hoà accident

The scene of the accident which killed two people on Wednesday. — Photo plo.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — A car crash on the Quảng Ninh-Hải Phòng Expressway killed two people and injured another two, police announced on Wednesday. The truck was heading towards the port city of Hải Phòng when it collided with a four-seater Mazda going in the same direction at around 1am on Wednesday. The front of the car was badly crushed and debris from both vehicles was scattered across the scene. The two drivers died instantly. The passengers were seriously injured and taken to hospital. Police are investigating the cause of the accident. — VNS … [Read more...] about Midnight car crash kills two

The scene of a deadly accident on Monday in the southern province of Bình Dương in which two children were killed by a speeding bus. - Photo tuoitre.vn Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Two children were killed and several other people were injured, two grievously, in the southern province of Bình Dương on Monday when a public transport bus crashed into a car and several motorbikes at a traffic signal. The deadly accident occurred at 5pm at Mỹ Phước – Tân Vạn Street in Dĩ An town. Nguyễn Thị Kim Lan, nine, and her sister Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nga, two, died on the spot, and their mother, Lê Thị Kim Chung, 35, and another woman were severely injured. Several other people were slightly injured, according to the local police, who said the bus was speeding en route from Bến Cát town to Dĩ An when it crashed into the car. It then hit at least four motorbikes, dragging them for more than 10 metres, before crashing into and knocking over a lamp post before coming to a stop. Trần Hữu … [Read more...] about Speeding bus kills 2 children in Bình Dương

The car carrying four police officials of central province of Bình Thuận is deformed after the car-truck collision on Wednesday evening. — Photo vietnamnet.vn Viet Nam News BÌNH THUẬN — Two police officers from the central Bình Thuận Province were killed and two others seriously injured when a truck smashed into their car from behind on Wednesday evening. The police car was stationary as it was stuck in traffic jam on National Highway No 1 in Hàm Thuận Nam District’s Thuận Nam Town, when a truck rammed into it from behind suddenly. It was reportedly raining when the accident took place. The truck (89C-13368) was being driven by Đỗ Ngọc Chiến, 31, a resident of the northern Hà Nam Province. Further investigations are on. — VNS … [Read more...] about Traffic accident kills two Bình Thuận police officials

The accident scene where the north-to-south SE3 train struck an excavating shovel after it departed from Ngân Sơn train station in central Quảng Bình Province on Sunday morning. — Photo dantri.com.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Fifty-eight people died and 58 others were injured in traffic accidents nationwide during the three-day holiday. Seventy-four road accidents took place nationwide during the National Day holiday from last Saturday to yesterday, according to statistics from the Ministry of Public Security (MPS)’s Traffic Police General Department. Of those, twenty-five occured yesterday, killing 22 and injuring 16. Police nationwide handled about 9,200 road safety violations in the last three days, confiscating about VNĐ6.4 billion (US$281,600) of fines and 667 driving licenses, seizing 65 cars and 997 motorbikes. The hotline number of the National Traffic Safety Committee received about 131 phone calls and text messages on transport violations. Most of them … [Read more...] about 58 died in traffic accidents during holidays

The speeding rescue vehicle hits three women who are doing morning exercises on pavement this morning. Two of the women die. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Two middle aged women died and another was left injured early Tuesday morning after being hit by a speeding rescue vehicle. The vehicle was travelling on the approach road to National Highway No 5 from Võ Nguyên Giáp Road in Hà Nội’s Đông Anh District. The women were reportedly doing their morning exercises on the pavement, when the driver lost control and swerved the car onto the pavement. The driver reportedly fled the scene after the incident. Local police examined the scene, and ensured traffic returned to normalcy. — VNS … [Read more...] about Rescue vehicle driver loses control, kills two women

Four people sitting in the car die after it crashes into a truck on National Highway No 6 in Sơn La Province on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Chiến Viet Nam News SƠN LA — Four people died and others were left seriously injured after their car crashed into a truck on Tuesday afternoon. The accident took place on National Highway No 6 in Lóng Luông Commune, Vân Hồ District, northern province of Sơn La. All the victims, from the northern province of Hòa Bình, were reportedly in a 5-seater car driven by Hà Công Khui, 52, who is suffering from serious injuries. Upon testing, police found that Khui was under the influence of alcohol. The two men in the truck escaped unharmed. An initial investigation showed that the car was speeding and out of control, crashing into the truck that was driving in the opposite direction. On Tuesday evening, the police completed the autopsy and the families of the dead victims took the bodies to perform the last rites. … [Read more...] about Four killed in car-truck collision in Sơn La