One dies, 14 injured in accident

July 07, 2019 - 18:18

One man died and 14 others were injured after a tourism coach crashed into a container on Saturday at the Lồi Bridge, Diễn Hồng Commune, Diễn Châu District, the central province of Nghệ An.

The scene of the accident. — VNA/VNS Photo Tá Chuyên

NGHỆ AN — One man has died and 14 others injured after a tourist coach crashed into a container truck on Saturday.

The accident happened at the Lồi Bridge, Diễn Hồng Commune, Diễn Châu District in the central province of Nghệ An.

The coach was carrying 50 passengers including adults and children from the northern province of Bắc Giang to Nghệ An. It collided with a container lorry heading in the same direction.

Passenger Nguyễn Văn Tất from Bắc Giang Province's Hiệp Hòa District, 59, was killed instantly. The injured were taken to the 115 Nghệ An General Hospital.

Vũ Ngọc, a doctor at the hospital, said they were suffering with injuries to their heads, arms and legs.

The cause of the accident is under investigation. — VNS

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