16-seat car caught fire in the middle of summer noon
(Baonghean.vn) - At around 12:15 pm on May 7, a 16-seat passenger van collided with a motorbike and caught fire on the road through Hoang Mai town.
According to witnesses, the 16-seat passenger car with license plate 37B - 014.62 was traveling on National Highway 1A in the direction of Nghe An - Thanh Hoa. When it reached Quynh Xuan ward (Hoang Mai town), it suddenly collided with a motorbike traveling in the same direction.
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A 16-seat car caught fire in Hoang Mai town. Photo: Viet Hung |
The collision injured two people on the motorbike and they were taken to the hospital by local people; the 16-seat vehicle suddenly caught fire in the front of the cabin.
At this time, the 16-seat driver quickly opened the door for passengers to get out to avoid the accident.
By 2:00 p.m. the same day, the fire on the 16-seat passenger bus was extinguished, with initial damage estimated at tens of millions of dong.
The cause of the incident is currently being investigated and clarified by the authorities.