By noon on July 25, the total number of people killed in the sleeper bus accident in Ha Tinh was 10, 15 injured were being treated at Ky Anh General Hospital.
Present at Ky Anh General Hospital, Ha Tinh Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duy Lam, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hong Linh and Major General Nguyen Xuan Thao, Director of the Provincial Police, visited and encouraged the victims and their families.
The provincial leaders shared the pain with the families of deceased relatives, and sent words of encouragement, hoping that the victims being treated would soon overcome the pain both physically and mentally.
Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Duy Lam suggested that the health sector focus on human resources, equipment, and medicine to best treat the victims. At the same time, he requested the relevant agencies to coordinate in investigating the cause of the accident.
Meanwhile, the authorities of Ha Tinh province are continuing to investigate the cause of the accident. The driver explained to the authorities that the front tire exploded, leading to loss of control. The rapid test results showed that the driver was negative for drugs and alcohol concentration.
According to the report of the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province, at around 2:10 a.m. on July 25, at Km571+800 National Highway 1A, passing through Dong Trinh Residential Group, Song Tri Ward, a sleeper bus with license plate 43F-007.76 driven by Tan Kim Chi bus company (Hanoi - Da Nang route) driver Le Ngoc Thanh (born in 1989, residing in Thanh Hoa province) crashed into a milestone on the side of the road and overturned.
At the time of the accident, there were 28 people on the bus, including the driver, bus assistant and 26 passengers (including 1 child under 7 years old). As a result, 10 people died - of which 7 died on the spot, 3 died after emergency care. The remaining injured people are being treated at Ky Anh Town General Hospital. Ha Tinh Provincial Police are investigating, examining the scene and technically assessing the vehicle to determine the official cause.
Immediately after the accident, the Standing Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province and the Director of the Provincial Police were present at the scene to direct rescue work, examine, visit, encourage the victims and direct traffic.
Currently, the People's Committee of Ha Tinh province has quickly reported to the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha.
