On March 6, the Vietnam Railways Authority sent a report to the Ministry of Construction about the barge collision with Ghenh bridge Km1699+860 on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway line and requested the Ministry of Construction to consider and direct Vietnam Railways Corporation to stop trains running across the bridge, coordinate with functional agencies to investigate the incident according to regulations; organize inspection and safety assessment; organize passenger and cargo transfers while waiting for incident recovery and propose repair plans.
The Vietnam Railways Authority also proposed that the Ministry of Construction assign the Vietnam Railways Authority to study a bridge repair plan according to an emergency order...; The Department of Transport - Traffic Safety advised on a telegram requesting port authorities to strictly control the load of ships and boats, ensuring clearance clearance; Proposing the Ministry of Public Security to consider and prosecute if violating the provisions of the law on waterway transport...
Dong Nai Lon bridge (Ghenh bridge), Km1699+860, Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway line is a grade I railway bridge, the total length of the bridge is 239.2 m, including 3 curved steel truss spans, each span is 76.2 m long. The bridge was newly built in 2016 to replace the old bridge that was collapsed by a barge.
At 10:10 am on March 6, 2026, the barge collided with the main platform of span 2 of Ghenh bridge, although it did not cause any casualties, it damaged the railway bridge, causing traffic jams.
Regarding damage to railway transport as of 1:00 PM on March 6th, train SE22, which was stopping at Di An station, had to return to Saigon station to return tickets to passengers and disband train SE22 along with trains SE10 and TN4.
Immediately after receiving information about the incident and the extent of damage, leaders of Vietnam Railways Corporation directly inspected the actual site to direct design consulting units, inspection consulting units and relevant agencies and units to inspect, assess the extent of damage and develop an incident handling plan, passenger transport plan, ensuring project safety, and railway transport safety.
