Nghe An: Train crashes into truck carrying soil, driver dies on the spot
(Baonghean.vn) - Crossing a level crossing without looking, a truck carrying soil was hit by a train and thrown into a field, the driver died on the spot.
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| Accident scene. Photo: Hong Hai |
The railway accident occurred at 11:10 am on April 20 at km 276 +400 of the North-South railway, passing through Dien Hong commune, Dien Chau district.
Accordingly, at the above time, Thong Nhat train number SE8 was traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, when reaching Dien Hong commune, it crashed into a truck with license plate 37C - 302.99 carrying gravel and soil traveling from National Highway 1A across a residential road to an inter-commune road.
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| Train damaged after collision with truck. Photo: Hong Hai |
At the scene, the truck was thrown about 10 meters, flying into the field, the driver died in the crushed cabin. The train ran about 800 meters before making an emergency stop. The accident caused the train's front window to break on the driver's side, and one train car to derail.
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| Railway workers deal with the aftermath of the accident. Photo: Hong Hai |
Immediately after the accident, authorities were present in time to investigate the cause of the accident and clarify the identity of the driver of the truck carrying soil who died, Mr. Ho Ba Son (23 years old, residing in Hamlet 4, Quynh Thang Commune, Quynh Luu District).
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| The accident happened on the railway section through Dien Hong commune, Dien Chau. Photo: Google Maps |
It is known that although the residential road above has no barrier, it has a full system of signs. The accident paralyzed the railway for many hours.