Passenger bus crashed into lamppost and overturned right on the overpass
(Baonghean.vn) - While people were watching the Asian Cup football match between Vietnam and Iraq, a 16-seat passenger van shot like an arrow on Highway 1A and crashed into the middle of the hard median, breaking a street light pole and overturning under the overpass.
The accident happened at 10pm last night (January 8) on National Highway 1A in Block 1, Cau Giat town, Quynh Luu district.
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The car overturned between the guardrails, head-on crushed. Photo: Xuan Bay |
Accordingly, at the time, a 16-seat tourist vehicle with license plate 37… was traveling from Hanoi to Vinh. When it reached the intersection at the foot of the overpass, the vehicle swerved and flew to the left of the road, crashed into a street lamp post, and flipped over between the guardrails in a crushed position, with the license plate unrecognizable.
At the time of the accident, there was only a male driver in the car, fortunately he only suffered minor injuries.
Immediately after the accident, local people called an ambulance to take the driver to the hospital that night. According to local people who approached the scene, the driver was not sober when the accident happened and smelled strongly of alcohol.