Train derails after collision with dump truck, 3 dead.

Following a collision with a dump truck, the locomotive detached, overturned, and four carriages derailed, killing at least three people and paralyzing the railway line through Loc Tien commune (Phu Loc district, Thua Thien Hue province) at 3 PM this afternoon.

After the accident, the locomotive detached from the train. Photo: Quang Le.

At the scene, the locomotive was lying on its side, almost perpendicular to the tracks. The four carriages behind the locomotive were derailed. The dump truck was overturned and severely damaged. Initial reports indicate that three people died at the scene, including two people in the dump truck and one train security officer. Passengers in the other carriages were safe.

Police and railway officials are working to rescue the locomotive and clear the railway line.

A passenger train traveling from south to north collided with a dump truck. Photo: Quang Le.

The SE2 passenger train, traveling from South to North, met with an accident. At the scene, the bodies of two male victims lay by the roadside, while the body of the train's security officer remained trapped in the postal carriage, near the locomotive. Authorities are working to remove the bodies. Two injured passengers are receiving medical treatment.

Authorities are working to retrieve the ship captain's body.

The Vietnam Railways Corporation issued a statement clarifying that the accident occurred at 2:40 PM on February 20th. Passenger train SE2, pulled by locomotive 906, collided with a truck carrying stones (license plate 75C-02691) at a level crossing protected by warning signs in Loc Tien commune. In addition to the three fatalities initially reported, four others sustained minor injuries, including the train driver, co-driver, and two passengers on train SE2. The locomotive and three carriages overturned, and three carriages derailed. The truck was severely damaged.

The truck bed overturned.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Manh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Phu Loc District, Thua Thien Hue Province, the truck carrying stones was traveling from National Highway 1A into the Khe Dieu quarry. The two people on board who died were the driver, Le Ba Dung, and the assistant driver, Le Van Thuan, both from Huong Thuy town, Thua Thien Hue Province. The bodies of the victims have been taken to the morgue at Chan May General Hospital.

The remaining deceased victim was Pham Hong Phuong (33 years old), the security officer on train SE2. Currently, the damaged train carriages have not been towed back to Thua Luu station. The railway industry believes it will take a long time to clear the scene.

“There are about 250 passengers on train SE2, who are traveling by car to Hue station to continue their journey to Hanoi. In addition, 170 passengers from the train that follows are also being transferred,” Mr. Manh informed.

According to VNE