The drowning victim was taken into an ambulance. — Photo laodong.vn

ĐỒNG NAI — A woman died after a boat overturned on the Đồng Nai River at about 8.30am on Sunday.

The boat capsized near Ba Xê Island in Long Bình Tân Ward, Biên Hòa City in Đồng Nai Province.

Twelve people fell into the river. Eleven of them were saved, however, a 32-year-old woman drowned.

The victim’s sister told the Nhân Dân (The People) newspaper that the victim was three months pregnant.

The cause of the capsizing is under investigation. Initial information shows that the boat collided with a barge.

The 2.15-tonne boat had a permit for transporting passengers. 

The Đồng Nai River is nearly 600km in length and is the second largest river in the southern area, after the Cửu Long River. — VNS