Passengers recall the moment of a terrible accident on the highway that killed 3 people

Duy Tuấn |

Lam Dong - After the loud explosion, the front of the passenger bus behind was stuck tightly to the rear of the passenger bus in the same direction in front on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet Expressway.

On the morning of July 9, the Investigation Police Agency of Lam Dong Province Police completed the scene investigation and the body of a serious accident between two sleeper buses on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet Expressway.

The identities of the 3 deceased victims were determined:

Mr. Le Pham Anh Vu (born in 1985) - driver of passenger bus 85F - 000.27; Mr. Trinh Gia Bao (born in 2009) - bus assistant 85F - 000.27; Mr. Phan Kim Thanh (born in 2000) - died on passenger bus 78F - 002.64.

Hien truong vu tai nan tren cao toc Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet. Anh: Duy Tuan
Scene of the accident on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet highway. Photo: Duy Tuan

After the accident, 22 passengers were taken to the hospital by ambulances for health check-ups and wound treatment at various levels.

By the morning of the same day, some passengers had asked to be discharged from the hospital, and some passengers also asked to be transferred.

Cac hanh khach trong vu tai nan duoc dieu tri tai benh vien. Anh: Duy Tuan
The passengers in the accident were treated at the hospital. Photo: Duy Tuan

Sharing with reporters, passenger Nguyen Thuan Phat (residing in Ben Tre province) traveling on a passenger bus with license plate 85F - 000.37 recounted: When the bus stopped, he heard a burning smell. After that, seeing the vehicle tilted to one side, I thought there was a problem with the tire. More than 1 minute later, a strong impact occurred.

Mr. Phat is a tourist from Vinh Long province traveling to Khanh Hoa province. At 9:30 p.m. on July 8, he boarded this bus in the old Ninh Thuan province. The vehicle reached Km220 when it stopped and the above accident occurred.

3 nan nhan tu vong duoc dua xuong khu vuc kham nghiem tu thi. Anh: Duy Tuan
The 3 deceased victims were taken to the autopsy area. Photo: Duy Tuan

The father of the victim Trinh Gia Bao said that Bao had previously taken a busily leave for about a month before returning to work, this was the second trip when the accident occurred.

As Lao Dong reported, the accident occurred at around 0:00 on July 9 on the Vinh Hao - Phan Thiet highway, Km220 + 100 through Ham Liem commune, Lam Dong province.

A sleeper bus with license plate 78F - 002.64 driven by driver Tran Quang Cuong (born in 1983) traveling from North to South crashed into the rear of a sleeper bus with license plate 85F - 000.37 in the same direction ahead.

Dau xe khach bien so 78F be nat, bien dang. Anh: Duy Tuan
The front of the passenger bus with license plate 78F was crushed and deformed. Photo: Duy Tuan

The collision killed the driver and bus assistant of the passenger bus with license plate 85F - 000.37. Initially, it was noted that these two people were likely to get off the bus and check the vehicle had an accident.

In addition, there was 1 other passenger bus driver who was trapped in the bus and died. After the accident, many ambulances and traffic police vehicles took the injured passengers to the hospital for emergency care.

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