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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 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

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

HÀ NỘI (VNS) – Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the northern Hòa Bình Province Police to find out the cause of an accident that killed three people in Mai Châu District. In an urgent message sent late on Monday, the deputy PM said the police should find out the cause of a collision between a coach and an oil truck yesterday afternoon on a stretch of National Highway 6, which also left 26 people injured. The accident occurred when the oil truck was travelling from Hà Nội to Hòa Bình and the 24-seater coach was going from Điện Biên to Hà Nội. The coach was of the ‘Đức Thắng’ company. Phúc asked the chief of Điện Biên Committee for Traffic Safety to investigate compliance with transportation regulations in a month by the Đức Thắng Transport Firm. The Hải Phòng Committee for Traffic Safety was also asked to check compliance with transportation business regulations by Tân Long Petrol Joint Stock Company, the owner of the oil truck. — VNS … [Read more...] about Police asked to probe traffic accident

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?

The car is damaged after crashing into a running train in Ý Yên District, Nam Định Province. — Photo Vietnamplus.vn Viet Nam News NAM ĐỊNH — A woman has died and three people injured after their car crashed into a train on Wednesday morning in the Yên Tiến Commune, Ý Yên District, northern province of Nam Định. The car reportedly crossed a level-crossing without proper attention and hit a moving train, Vice Chairman of the commune People’s Committee Lã Đình Tiến said. On the same day, Transport Minister Nguyễn Văn Thể criticised railway officials after a spate of serious accidents. Out of five railway accidents in late May three were caused by mistakes by railway staff. The crash between a lorry and passenger bus on the Hà Nội-Bắc Giang National Highway Expressway on May 27 left two people dead and six injured. Earlier, two trains – ASY2 travelling from HCM City to Hà Nội – and a cargo train running from the opposite direction collided in an entrance section to Núi … [Read more...] about One dies, three injured in car-train crash

A tractor was totally damaged after colliding with a coach on Highway 1 on Wednesday. The serious accident had killed five and injured six others. — Photo dantri.con.vn Viet Nam News BÌNH ĐỊNH — Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has requested police in the central province of Bình Định to intensify investigation into a road accident that occurred on Wednesday night. Five persons were killed and six others were injured in the collision between a bus and a tractor. The deputy PM who is also chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee, on Friday asked the provincial authorities to provide adequate support to help families of the victims, both dead and injured, to overcome the tragedy. Local traffic police in co-ordination with the traffic inspectorate should increase their patrols on dangerous road sections where accidents frequently occur, in order to detect and strictly handle violations of traffic order and safety, Bình said. The inspection and patrolling … [Read more...] about Bình Định cops told to intensify probe into road accident

Rescue officials at a coal mine. Photo for illustrative purpose only. — Photo tienphong.vn Viet Nam News QUẢNG NINH — One worker was killed and another was injured in an accident at a coal mine in the northern coastal province of Quảng Ninh on Saturday, Tiền Phong (Vanguard) newspaper reported. The deceased was identified as Đoàn Văn Sỹ, 26, from Ninh Bình Province, and the injured victim as Phạm Ngọc Chương, 31, from Hải Dương Province. The accident occurred at a mining workshop of the VINCOMIN-Hạ Long Coal Company. Initial investigations reveal that the accident was caused by a landslide of coal and rocks, which buried both the workers. A group of workers found the two victims, administered first-aids and took them to Quảng Ninh General Hospital. Sỹ died at the hospital, and Chương is undergoing treatment. The Quảng Ninh People’s Committee compensated Sỹ’s family with VNĐ6 million (US$263) and Chương’s with VNĐ3 million ($132). … [Read more...] about 1 killed, another injured in coal mine accident