16 injured in head-on collision between truck, bus

September 08, 2017 - 15:08

An accident between a truck and a sleeper bus that was travelling in the opposite direction on Hà Nội-Lào Cai Highway left 16 injured early this morning.

The scene of the head-on collision between a truck and a bus on Hà Nội-Lào Cai Highway. – Photo otofun
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI – An accident between a truck and a sleeper bus that was travelling in the opposite direction on Hà Nội-Lào Cai Highway left 16 injured early this morning.

Trần Xuân Quyết of the Traffic Safety Committee in northern Yên Bái Province said at about 1am this morning, the bus, travelling from Hà Nội to northern Lai Châu Province, collided with the truck, which was moving in the opposite direction, in Trấn Yên District.

The collision injured all 16 passengers and the drivers. Six people were taken to the provincial General Hospital for emergency treatment.

Both vehicles were seriously damaged from the front. – VNS

 

 

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