Five people injured in truck-train collision in Hà Đông District

October 03, 2018 - 11:00

A truck driver and four female passengers were injured after the vehicle was hit by a train while crossing railway lines on Tuesday afternoon in Yên Nghĩa District, Hà Nội’s Hà Đông District.

Rescuers find people trapped in the damaged truck after it was hit by a train in Hà Đông District. — Photo vov.vn
Viet Nam News

HÀ NỘI — A truck driver and four female passengers were injured after the vehicle was hit by a train while crossing railway lines on Tuesday afternoon in Yên Nghĩa District, Hà Nội’s Hà Đông District.

The victims suffered from multiple injuries, including broken bones, and were taken to Hà Đông General Hospital.

Hospital director Đào Thiện Tiến said that three of the patients were in critical condition and required intensive medical care.

Witnesses said that the train crashed into the truck and sent it careening away from the track.

The truck driver and the four females were said to have being transporting bricks from a store nearby. — VNS

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