Train hit car flying into field

(Baonghean.vn) - Not looking when crossing the railway, the truck was thrown by the train nearly 30m, smashed into pieces and flew into the field, the driver escaped.

At about 10:50 a.m. on June 27, at the unguarded level crossing with the Thong Nhat railway, with a sign at km 244+920 in Quynh Vinh commune, Hoang Mai town (Nghe An), a railway traffic accident occurred.

Accident scene

Accordingly, at the above time, when the SE7 Hanoi-Saigon train was running at high speed, reaching the above level crossing, suddenly the truck with license plate 37C-13793 (driver's identity not yet determined) traveling from Quynh Vinh to National Highway 1A, crossed the railway while the train was running, crashed straight into the truck, pushed nearly 30m on the railway, the car flew into the field, flipped over and was severely damaged. Luckily, the truck driver was able to escape in time so he only suffered minor injuries, the train's engine was damaged...

Upon receiving information about the accident, Hoang Mai Town police promptly arrived and coordinated with the railway industry to overcome the consequences and investigate the cause of the incident. The train had to be temporarily brought to Hoang Mai station to repair the locomotive, and it was only nearly 40 minutes later that it resumed moving.

The above traffic accident disrupted many trains and forced them to stop at Hoang Mai and Truong Lam stations. The cause is under investigation.

Thanh Yen