Container truck plunges into river, driver dies in crushed cabin
A container truck traveling on National Highway 19 (Gia Lai) crashed into a bridge railing and fell into a crushed river. The driver was trapped and died in the cabin.
The accident occurred at noon on October 21 on National Highway 19, passing through Mang Yang district (Gia Lai), leaving one person dead.Initial information, at the above time, container with license plate 77C-150.29 was carrying wood from Gia Lai to Binh Dinh.
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The car crashed through the bridge and fell into the river. |
When reaching Linh Nham bridge area (Mang Yang district), it crashed into the bridge wall, the trailer fell into the river, the front of the car was stuck on the bridge wall and hung in the air.
The accident left the car badly damaged and the driver died trapped in the cabin.
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The crushed car left the driver trapped in the cabin and died. |
According to the leader of the Department of Transport of Gia Lai province, at the time of the accident, the journey monitoring device on the crashed vehicle was not working.
The cause of the accident is being investigated and clarified by the authorities.
According to Vietnamnet
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