On the evening of July 13, the leader of the People's Committee of Van An commune (Nghe An province) confirmed that a serious series of accidents had just occurred in the area, causing a car to fall from a bridge into the river. Currently, the authorities are urgently searching for the missing suspect.
According to initial information, at around 5:00 p.m. the same day, on National Highway 46 through Nam Dan town, Nam Dan district (old), a car with Nghe An license plate collided consecutively with two motorbikes traveling on the bridge. The strong impact caused the car to collapse about 10m of the bridge railing and then plunged straight into the river.
As soon as the incident occurred, people shouted and called rescue forces to respond. The two people in the car were lucky to escape from the car and swim to shore safely. However, these people said that there was still an unknown person in the car.
The authorities quickly blocked off the scene, organized the salvage of the vehicle and searched for the missing suspect. At around 6:00 p.m. the same day, the car was brought ashore, but no more victims were found inside.
The accident also injured two motorcyclists who were taken to the hospital for emergency treatment.
Currently, the authorities are continuing to verify the identities of the victims, clarify the cause of the incident and urgently deploy search and rescue work.
