Container truck crashes into 3 houses in Nghe An at night, many people escape death
(Baonghean.vn) - While sleeping soundly, 3 residents on National Highway 1A were awakened by a loud crash. They ran outside and discovered part of the house had collapsed, and a truck was stuck in the rubble of 3 adjacent houses.
| Accident scene clip. |
At around 4:00 a.m. this morning (March 2), a container truck with license plate 35C 111.70 traveling from Vinh to Hanoi suddenly crashed into 3 houses at Tan Phong block, Quynh Thien ward, Hoang Mai town.
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| Accident scene. Photo: Hong Hai |
At the scene, the car crashed through a series of guardrails, bent an electric pole before crashing into and collapsing three houses, including those of Mr. Ho Sy Vuong, Ms. Ho Thi Tai and Ms. Nguyen Thi My.
The roofs of the houses of 3 families collapsed, the walls were broken and their belongings were scattered under the wheels. There were people sleeping in all 3 houses, but fortunately no one was injured. The driver was also slightly injured and was taken to the emergency room by people. The container truck had flat tires, a blown front end, and broken windows.
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| In the 3 houses that the container truck crashed into, there were people sleeping, but fortunately no one was injured. Photo: Viet Hung |
The accident happened at the intersection down to Con Temple, so traffic in both directions was congested for hours.
Authorities arrived promptly to rescue and pull the container truck out. Because the truck was carrying old tree stumps, the repair work was difficult.
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Authorities pulled the container truck out. Photo: Viet Hung |
Mr. Phan Duc Diem - Chairman of Quynh Thien Ward People's Committee, Hoang Mai Town said: Local authorities are working with functional agencies to organize the clearance and recovery of the scene of the accident that occurred in the area.
Traffic police of Hoang Mai town were present to handle the incident.
