While playing on the railway, a female student was thrown into the river by a train.

(Baonghean.vn) - Four female students were playing on the North-South railway when they encountered an approaching train. They panicked and ran away, three of them were hit by the train and thrown off the railway, while Loc was pushed about 5m by the train and thrown into the river.

The tragic accident occurred at around 11:00 a.m. on April 6, when the North-South Reunification train number SE6 was traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, when it reached Do Dao bridge, km 289 + 300 of the Reunification railway in Phuc Nguyen hamlet, Dien Phuc commune, Dien Chau district, the above accident occurred.

Do Dao Bridge on the North-South railway line - where the accident occurred. Photo: Hoang Hai

It is known that today is a holiday, so Loc and three friends Ngo Thi Van Anh, Thai Thi Hang and Tran Thi Yen (all studying at Phan Thuc Truc High School) followed National Highway 7A to Dien Chau district to play.

When Loc and the three other children were playing on the North-South railway (near the intersection of National Highway 7A), they encountered a train coming towards them. At this time, all four children panicked, screamed and ran away, but Anh, Hang, and Yen were hit by the train and thrown off the railway, while Loc was pushed about 5m by the train and fell into the river, missing.

After about an hour, relatives and search and rescue forces found Loc's body; the three female students were fortunately uninjured, but were very frightened when they learned that Loc had died.

Mr. Nguyen Dao Quy - Chairman of Khanh Thanh Commune People's Committee (Yen Thanh District) confirmed that the authorities, relatives and the school held a funeral for Nguyen Thi Loc (commonly known as Nhung, a 10D2 student at Phan Thuc Truc High School, residing in Khanh Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District) - who was hit and died by a train. Loc's situation is very pitiful, her father passed away when she was young, the mother and four children live together. Loc's eldest brother is in 12th grade and the youngest is in middle school.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Giap, Principal of Phan Thuc Truc High School, said that Loc is a good student with good academic performance.

Leaders of Khanh Thanh Commune People's Committee and the school's Board of Directors also visited and encouraged Loc's mother and relatives.

Khanh An