Train hits car, 4 people hospitalized

(Baonghean.vn) -The accident occurred at around 6:20 p.m. on November 10, at km 240+506 of the North-South railway, passing through Quynh Thien ward, Hoang Mai town, causing 4 people to be hospitalized and one car to be severely damaged.

Accident scene.

Witnesses to the incident said that at the time, a 4-seat car with license plate 37A-16667 (with 4 people on board) was traveling on National Highway 1A when it suddenly turned left to cross a residential road that intersected with the railway. Due to lack of observation, the car was hit head-on by train number TN1 traveling from Thanh Hoa to Vinh and thrown nearly 30 meters to the side of the road.

The car was seriously damaged in the accident.

The strong collision caused the front of the 4-seater car to be crushed, 4 people in the car (identities not yet determined) were seriously injured. After the accident, the train stopped in time and together with the people rescued 4 young men trapped in the car and took them to Quynh Lap Central Hospital for emergency treatment.

Currently, Hoang Mai town police are coordinating with the railway industry to investigate the cause of the accident.

Thanh Yen