Prime Minister directs overcoming consequences of plane crash

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has just issued an official dispatch directing the settlement of the consequences of the EC130 T2 helicopter crash in Vung Tau.

Regarding the EC 130 T2 helicopter crash on the morning of October 18 in Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, the Prime Minister requested:

The Ministry of National Defense is focusing all measures and mobilizing forces and means to urgently search and rescue the pilot in the above incident; organizing to resolve and overcome the consequences; and clarifying the cause of the accident.

Conduct review and inspection of all procedures in flight command and operation, ensure aviation techniques, and promptly organize lessons learned in ensuring flight safety.

The National Committee for Search and Rescue and the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province coordinated with the Ministry of National Defense to direct relevant agencies to urgently deploy search and rescue work and overcome the consequences of this accident.

Previously, at noon on October 18, the Ministry of National Defense's electronic information portal officially announced that at 7:40 a.m. on October 18, a helicopter of the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation Training Center, registration number 8632EC130T2, was conducting a training flight. At 8:03 a.m., the aircraft lost contact with the command center.

The area where the plane lost contact was in the Northwest of Dinh Mountain, about 25 km from Vung Tau airport. There were 3 people on the plane, including 1 teacher and 2 students.

According to Vietnamnet.vn