Revealing the cause of the passenger bus carrying 23 people plunging into the Hai Van pass abyss
On the afternoon of January 8, authorities towed the passenger bus from a 30m deep abyss and took it to Phu Loc District Police for temporary detention.
Regarding the incident in which a car carrying teachers and students of Kien Giang College plunged into a ravine while cornering the steep slope of Bac Hai Van Pass, Lang Co (Thua Thien Hue) at 12:30 noon on January 8,There were 23 people on the bus that crashed, including 21 students. Among them, student Vu Thi Thao, 21 years old, died on the way to the hospital.
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| The scene of the passenger bus accident that plunged into the abyss on Hai Van Pass. |
Colonel Dang Ngoc Son, Deputy Director of Thua Thien Hue Provincial Police, said: Working with the police, driver Truong Anh Minh, 48 years old, residing in Soc Trang city, Soc Trang province, reported the incident at the time the passenger bus had an accident.
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| Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The - Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee and the working delegation visited the victims at the hospital. |
According to driver Minh, while the passenger bus was overtaking a vehicle in the same direction on Hai Van Pass, it suddenly lost its brakes and encountered a vehicle going in the opposite direction. The driver tried to steer the vehicle into the positive slope, but due to the steep slope, it was beyond the driver’s control.
Colonel Dang Ngoc Son said: "Initially, according to the driver's testimony, they overtook a tanker truck going in the same direction, then encountered an oncoming vehicle, swerved to avoid it, and the truck plunged into the abyss. Now we have to investigate, examine the vehicle, and take statements from witnesses and the assistant to come to an objective and accurate conclusion"./.
List of victims
1. Pham Ngo Hong Thu, 1998, Kien Giang.
2. Pham Kim Nhanh, 20 years old, Trach Gia, Kien Giang.
3. Huynh Nhu, 1998, Kien Giang.
4. Ngo Thi Su Sal, 1998, Kien Giang.
5. Vu Thi Thai, 1998, Kien Giang, died of multiple injuries.
6. Tran Thi Phi Nhung, 1998, Kien Giang.
7. Truong Tri Thong, 1994, Kien Giang.
8. Le Van Ngau, 1991, Kien Giang.
9. Vo Thi Yen Duyen, 21 years old, Kien Giang.
10. Nguyen Thi Bich Nhu, 22 years old, Kien Giang.
11. Vo Thi Thao, 1996, Kien Giang.
12. Truong Cong Bang, 1998, Kien Giang.
13. Huynh Nhat Tam, 1998, Kien Giang
14. Dinh Nguyen Thi Tuyet Nhi, 1998, Kien Giang.
15. Mai Duc Construction, 1995, Kien Giang.
16. Pham Thi Dieu Thien, 1998, Kien Giang.
17. Tran Thi Kim Thuy, 1998, Kien Giang.
18. Nguyen Thi Ngoc My, 1998, Kien Giang.
19. Vo Thi Thao Sa, 1996, Kien Giang.
20. Nguyen Thi Hong Tham, 1997, Kien Giang.
21. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Huyen, 1998, Kien Giang.
22. Lam Quoc Anh, 1998, Kien Giang.
23. Le Quoc Chinh, 1998, Kien Giang.
