On the morning of November 17, Ms. Le Thi Kim Hoa - Chairman of Nam Khanh Vinh Commune People's Committee - confirmed that at around 10:30 p.m. on November 16, a 40-seat passenger bus running on the Da Lat - Quang Ngai route was buried by rocks and soil at km45 of National Highway 27C. The incident killed 5 people and left many victims stranded.
Heavy rain and consecutive landslides have made it difficult to approach the scene.
According to initial information, at around 10:30 p.m. on November 16, 2025, a 40-seat Phuong Trang passenger car with license plate 59H-53114, traveling on National Highway 27C from Da Lat to Nha Trang, when reaching km45 (Khanh Le Pass, Khanh Hoa Province) had an accident.
At the time of the accident, it was raining heavily, and there were many landslides in the pass area. Of which, there are two large points at km43 and km47, making it difficult for rescue forces to approach the scene.
Soil and rocks from the positive slope suddenly collapsed, hitting the right side of the passenger bus. The incident caused severe damage to the vehicle and many passengers were trapped inside.
It was not until around 0:00 on November 17 that the authorities arrived at the area where the accident occurred.
Chairwoman of Nam Khanh Vinh commune Le Thi Kim Hoa informed Lao Dong that that night, the authorities took the 3 bodies of the victims out of the passenger bus. Currently, there are 2 people trapped in the car due to being kicked.
There are 32 passengers and 13 injured people being treated at Khanh Hoa General Hospital.
This morning, rescue forces urgently deployed approach measures, cutting off the hoes of the vehicles to get the victims out and transfer them to the emergency room.
The preliminary cause was determined to be a road accident caused by natural disasters, in the context of prolonged heavy rain causing landslides in many sections of Khanh Le Pass.
Millions of arms turn to compatriots affected by storms and floods
Consecutive storms and floods have caused many deaths, missing and injuries; many houses and production and business establishments have had their roofs blown off and suffered heavy damage. People across the northern mountainous provinces and the central provinces are struggling to cope with floods and heavy losses in human lives and property due to floods and thunderstorms.
"A piece of food when hungry is worth a package when full", with the spirit of mutual love that has always been a beautiful image of the Vietnamese people, the Golden Heart Social Charity Fund calls on domestic and foreign philanthropists to join hands to share with people affected by floods to have food, clothing, shelter, students have books to go to school...
The Golden Heart Social Charity Fund would like to sincerely thank the precious feelings of agencies, businesses, and domestic and foreign philanthropists.
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