At around 1:00 p.m. on September 15, at km751+620 in the Lang Co - Thua Luu section (Thua Thien Hue), train SE6 (14 cars, 1 locomotive) driven by driver Nguyen Van Khiem derailed.
Accordingly, the train was moving from North to South at the railway section km751+620 when one carriage derailed, the train wheel derailed from the rails (number AN11449 - carriage 6), causing a blockage of the North-South railway line.
The train was carrying a total of 252 passengers at the time of the incident. All passengers have now been evacuated.
After that, the authorities fixed the problem, cut the derailed cars and went to Thua Luu station, and pressed the wheels onto the rails so the train could continue moving.
This is the fourth consecutive train derailment in Thua Thien Hue in a short period of time and the third incident in Lang Co.
Previously, as Lao Dong Newspaper reported, on September 10, the leader of Binh Tri Thien Railway Joint Stock Company said that after the train derailment incidents when passing through Lang Co station (Phu Loc district, Thua Thien Hue), Vietnam Railway Corporation organized an inspection, analysis, and assessment of the cause.
The inspection showed that the quality of the bridge and road was in accordance with technical standards. The reason for the train derailment was that the carriage had air springs, and when passing over a large-diameter track (Tg 0.15), it would resonate with many unfavorable factors (of the bogie type with a large wheelbase of 2,200mm).
The train passes at low speed, the time the guiding force increases is prolonged, causing the guide wheel to grip the rail and cause derailment.
