HANOI: Ten individuals, together with two kids, had been killed early Friday (Jul 25) when an in a single day sleeper bus crashed in central Vietnam, the federal government mentioned.
The bus, which was travelling from Hanoi to the central metropolis of Da Nang, veered off the nationwide freeway, struck roadside markers and overturned, in accordance with a authorities assertion.
All the deceased had been Vietnamese. One other 12 passengers had been injured and brought to hospital.
State media reported that 5 of these killed had been home vacationers headed to Da Nang for a vacation.
“The bus overturned… I could not sit up as my physique and my fingers had been smashed into the aspect of the mattress,” a passenger advised the Dan Tri information website. The passenger mentioned a number of of the victims had been within the entrance bunks and “suffered from the robust impression”.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has known as for an investigation into the crash.
The incident comes only a week after a vacationer boat capsized in UNESCO-listed Ha Lengthy Bay, killing 38 Vietnamese passengers and crew. Solely 10 individuals survived. Rescuers are nonetheless looking for one one that stays lacking.
