A severe accident between two buses occurred on early Monday morning in a south central Vietnamese province, killing 10 passengers – including the drivers.
At 1:45 am today, February 9, a sleeper bus with number plate 51B-14122 crashed head-on into another, with number plate 86B-00284, that was traveling in the opposite lane on National Highway 1 in Ham Minh Commune, Ham Thuan Nam District in Binh Thuan Province.
The sleeper bus was traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to the central province of Nghe An, while the other was going from the south central city of Phan Thiet to the southern city, commune authorities said.
The impact threw bus 86B-00284 into a house on the roadside, collapsing a wall of the house, killing nine passengers on the spot. Nobody in the house was hurt.
Meanwhile, the driver of the sleeper bus was thrown from the vehicle and killed immediately.
The right front wheel of bus 51B-14122 exploded in the collision.
According to Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper, the driver of bus 51B-14122 had encroached on the lane of the other bus and crashed into it.
After receiving reports about the accidents, police and rescuers rushed to the scene to handle the accident.
Many ambulances were called to the scene to take the victims to Ham Thuan Nam District Hospital, while traffic police tried to remove the traffic jam caused by the crash.
The fronts of both buses were broken into pieces, exposing the interiors, while bloodstains covered parts of the vehicles and the ground. The passengers who survived the deadly accident were taken to the district police office to rest while waiting for other buses to continue their trips.
Chairman of the Binh Thuan People’s Committee Le Tien Phuong has called on the injured victims at the hospital.
The provincial authorities have given money as initial support to the families of both the dead and injured victims.
Police have examined the scene of the accident and are investigating the cause.
Monday 9 February 2015
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