Train collides with car, 8 cars overturned, more than 10 people injured and dead
Eight train carriages overturned after train SE19 crashed head-on into a truck carrying rocks, killing at least 10 people.
| Clip of the accident scene. According to VNE |
The accident occurred at around 0:30 on May 24, at Khoa Truong station, Truong Lam (Tinh Gia district, Thanh Hoa).
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| Accident scene. Photo: VOV |
At this time, train number SE19 was moving from North to South, when passing through the level crossing, it crashed straight into a rock truck with license plate number: 37C - 151.38.
The strong impact caused the truck to be thrown and overturned on the side of the road; 8 train cars were overturned in the field. The initial number of casualties was estimated at more than 10 people, 2 of whom died were the train driver and co-driver.
At around 7am, the rescue team drilled and cut the front of the train to bring out the bodies of train driver Nguyen The Hung (42 years old) and co-driver.
It is known that when the accident happened, train SE19 was carrying more than 400 passengers from Hanoi to Da Nang. That night, the authorities took the injured to the emergency room and used buses to transport the passengers to the next station to continue the journey.
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| The Howo truck carrying rocks was hit by a train and overturned on the railway crossing. |
The police summoned two gatekeepers overnight for investigation.
