9 injured 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

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 Monday morning’s collision between a train and a car in Phú Yên. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News PHÚ YÊN — Two people were seriously injured in a collision between a train and a car in the central coastal province of Phú Yên on Monday morning. The accident happened at about 9am, at the North-South railway between Phú Hiệp Station and Đông Tác Station of Hòa Hiệp Bắc Commune, Đông Hòa District. The driver of the car was a local man, Mai Văn Toàn. According to witnesses, the car was driven across an intersection between railway and road while the train was running, despite the crossing being equipped with signal lights and an automatic bell. Consequently, the South-North route’s SNQ2 train crashed directly into the car, dragging it about 5m. Both people in the car, Toàn, were seriously injured and taken to Phú Yên Province’s General Hospital. Witnesses said the car was destroyed completely, while railroad fences were also knocked down. The accident caused … [Read more...] about Two seriously injured in collision between train and car

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 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

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

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

Permament Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình speaks at at the Committee’s national online conference held yesterday in Hà Nội to review traffic safety in the first quarter of this year. – Photo tuoitre.vn HÀ NỘI – Permament Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình asked the Ministry of Transport to propose practical solutions to ensure traffic order and safety in the coming time and prevent traffic accidents, especially cases that seriously damage passenger cars. Bình, who is also Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, was speaking at the Committee’s national online conference held yesterday in Hà Nội to review traffic safety in the first quarter of this year. The country has seen many serious traffic accidents, with numerous injuries and fatalities as well as great damage to property, the deputy PM said. “Traffic congestion in big cities, especially Hà Nội and HCM City , is still complicated. There are still problems among the law enforcement forces … [Read more...] about MoT tackles accidents

An accident scene in a case where speeding truck collided with three other cars on National Road No.22 (the section passing through Hóc Môn District, HCM City) in August, 2017. All the vehicles sustained serious damages but luckily no one was hurt. — VNA/VNS Photo Mạnh Linh Viet Nam News “Everyone, I will sell rose bouquets tomorrow in celebration of International Women’s Day. Those who are looking to give flowers to their girlfriends or classmates, please come to support me in front of Gate A of Hải Phòng University.” So wrote 26-year-old Trần Thị Hoa in one of her last Facebook posts on March 6. Early on the morning of March 7, Hoa and her friend Trần Thị Trang rode on motorbike to the flower market Đằng Hải in Hải An District in the northeastern port city of Hải Phòng. Not born to wealthy families, the pair intended to buy flowers and utilise their craft skills to make elaborate bouquets, aiming to make some money to cover their study and living expenses. On that … [Read more...] about Road accidents: When will the pain end?