The front of the bus was badly damaged after crashing into the rear of a truck on the National Highway No 1 in Quảng Nam Province. Photo courtesy of Công Huy

QUẢNG NAM — Three people have been killed and 16 others injured after a bus collided with a truck in central Việt Nam.

The accident happened just after 1.30am Tuesday on National Highway No 1A in Tam Anh Commune, Núi Thành District.

Three people died instantly and two of the 16 injured are in a serious condition, according to Chairman of Núi Thành District’s People’s Committee, Lê Văn Sinh.

The bus was carrying 30 people from Bảo Lộc District in Lâm Đồng Province to Huế when it hit the rear of a truck that was parked on the side of the road.

Traffic police and rescue forces were called to the scene of the crash to help victims escape from the wreckage. Police are investigating.

Traffic police check the scene of the fatal road accident in Quảng Nam Province's Núi Thành District on February 21. Photo courtesy of Công Huy

It’s the second deadly road accident in two weeks in the central province.

On February 14, 10 people died and 11 wounded after another coach crashed into a heavy goods vehicle also in Núi Thành.  — VNS