According to information from Phu Tho Provincial Police, on the morning of September 15, rescue forces from the Police and Army approached the scene of the collapsed Phong Chau bridge to search for missing victims and the accident vehicle.
At the approaching location about 100m from the collapsed Phong Chau bridge, in area 23 of Van Xuan commune, Tam Nong district, the rescue team discovered a tractor trailer with license plate number 19R 0111.11 stuck.
The Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Department, Provincial Police mobilized 30 more officers and soldiers equipped with specialized diving equipment to approach the scene, continue to coordinate with functional forces, overcome all difficulties in organizing rescue.
Through searching, up to this point, authorities have not found the victim in the car cabin.
Currently, the authorities are mobilizing maximum forces, means, and equipment to deploy plans to search for missing victims and salvage damaged vehicles with the highest sense of urgency and determination, to soon ease some of the pain for the families of the victims of the bridge collapse.
Previously, on the afternoon of September 14, authorities discovered and recovered one of the eight missing victims of the Phong Chau bridge collapse, on the Red River section through Vinh Lai commune, Lam Thao district. The victim has now been handed over to his family for funeral arrangements.
