At 7:00 a.m. on March 2, Mr. Kieu Dinh Ai - Head of Hoa Duyet Station (Nghe Tinh Railway Company) - said that on the night of March 1, the rescue team lifted 3 trains that had overturned from the scene of the accident.
"The train's engine was about to be pulled away from the scene. Rescue work continues to be carried out to repair the railway. The railway line is still not open to traffic" - Mr. Ai said.
As Lao Dong reported, at around 8:20 a.m. on March 1, on the residential intersection with the railway in Duc Lien commune, Vu Quang district (near Hoa Duyet station), an accident occurred between the cargo train D18E 607 traveling from South to North and a truck with license plate 26C - 032.88 crossing the road.
The accident caused the front of the truck to deform, and the train to overturn. The train driver suffered minor injuries, the truck driver was lucky to escape and was not injured.
After the accident, the authorities were present to investigate the cause.
Because the railway line at the accident site was paralyzed, hundreds of passengers when arriving at Thanh Luyen Station (Huong Khe) and Yen Trung Station (Duc Tho) were transferred by passenger car to the next station to continue their journey to the South and North.
