Truck drivers die in Bình Phước crash

Bình Phước Police investigate the accident that killed two truck drivers early Sunday morning. — VNA/VNS Photo Đậu Tất Thành

BÌNH PHƯỚC — Two drivers were killed when their trucks collided into each other early yesterday morning in the southern province of Bình Phước’s Đồng Xoài Township.

The accident happened at 1am when a HCM City-Bình Phước truck was travelling at high speed down Tà Bế slope. The driver reportedly lost control and crossed the road to the other side and hit a truck carrying wooden sticks.

The collision killed the two drivers and blocked the road.

Local police are investigating the incident.— VNS

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