Nghe An passenger bus crashes head-on into truck, driver dies, more than 10 people hospitalized
While overtaking a vehicle going in the same direction, the passenger car driven by Mr. Phuoc crashed head-on into a truck, killing the driver and injuring 12 others who were taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Initial information, at about 2:30 a.m. on July 21, Mr. Tang Dinh Phuoc (born in 1972, residing in Nghe An) drove passenger bus with license plate 37B-02006 on the Nam Hai Van bypass (in Hoa Vang district, Da Nang) in the South - North direction.
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Arriving in front of Kim Lien Animal Quarantine Station, the car overtook and collided with another passenger bus traveling in the same direction driven by Phan Van Hai (born in 1981, residing in Bac Kan province), then crashed head-on into a truck with license plate 76C-09615 driven by Nguyen Anh Huy (born in 1993, residing in Da Lat city, Lam Dong) traveling in the opposite direction.
The accident left driver Phuoc dead and trapped in the driver’s seat. Dozens of people on the bus and the truck driver were injured and taken to the hospital. Eleven of them were seriously injured.
At the scene, the cabins of the two vehicles were stuck together, so authorities had to use a specialized vehicle to pull Mr. Phuoc's body out.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
List of 12 injured victims: - Phan Duc Vu (born in 1953, residing in Yen Thanh, Nghe An) - Vo Trong Huong (born in 1960, residing in Dien Tho, Dien Chau, Nghe An) - Nong Thi Hue (born in 1978, residing in Tien Dinh, Lang Son) - Hoang Thi Ha (born in 1956, residing in Thanh Son, Dinh Quan, Dong Nai) - Pham Thi Tuyet (born in 1960, residing in Binh Cuoi A, Thuan An, Binh Duong province) - Tran Le Phuong Uyen (2011, relative of Ms. Tuyet) - Nguyen Thi Hiep (born in 1987, residing in Cao Quy, Tuyen Hoa, Quang Binh) - Vu Dinh Danh (born in 1965, residing in village 2, Trieu Son commune, Thanh Hoa) - Pham Van Nam (born in 1990, residing in Dinh Thanh, Yen Dinh, Thanh Hoa) - Le Thi Mai (born in 1960, residing in Tho Tan, Trieu Son, Thanh Hoa) - Lam Thi Muoi (born in 1976, residing in Bu Gio Map, Binh Phuoc province) - Nguyen Anh Huy (born in 1990, truck driver, residing at Tram Hoanh, Da Lat city, Lam Dong) |
