Victim's account of serious accident on National Highway 1A

The Emergency Room of Hospital 115 is packed.victimA serious traffic accident occurred in Nghi Thuan commune, Nghi Loc in the early morning of March 16.

Many victims are being treated at the hospital. Photo: An Quynh

Doctors were actively treating the victims, the victims were lying around and panicking. Ms. Ho Thi Chung, from Sam Son City, Thanh Hoa, one of the victims, recounted: Most of the passengers on the bus knew each other, they were on the way from Thanh Hoa to Nghe An to attend a festival. The bus departed from Thanh Hoa at around 2am on March 16. There were 21 adults and 3 children on the bus, everyone was sleeping when suddenly there was a loud noise, followed by panic, crying, many people fainted and were covered in blood.

In the hospital bed next to her, Ms. Nguyen Thi Nguyet, from Bac Son ward, Sam Son city, Thanh Hoa, 54 years old, also tearfully confirmed the information as Ms. Chung had just given.

Authorities verify information about the accident from the victims. Photo: An Quynh

Doctor Phung Duc Lam - Head of the Intensive Care Department of Hospital 115 said that the hospital received dozens of patients early in the morning. Currently, there is 1 patient who was so seriously injured that he was transferred to a provincial hospital in critical condition.injurychest, traumatic brain injury and monitoring for heart injury. In addition, another 52-year-old patient is also being treated in the hospital.

Accident scene. Photo: Quang Dung

As of 9am this morning, there was one more death, Mrs. Tran Thi Thach, born in 1969, from Sam Son City, Thanh Hoa. Apart from the two people who were seriously injured, the remaining victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The three children in the car only suffered minor injuries.