HANOI: Ten individuals, together with two kids, have been killed early Friday (Jul 25) when an in a single day sleeper bus crashed in central Vietnam, the federal government mentioned.
The bus, which was travelling from Hanoi to the central metropolis of Da Nang, veered off the nationwide freeway, struck roadside markers and overturned, in response to a authorities assertion.
All the deceased have been Vietnamese. One other 12 passengers have been injured and brought to hospital.
State media reported that 5 of these killed have been home vacationers headed to Da Nang for a vacation.
“The bus overturned… I could not sit up as my physique and my arms have been smashed into the facet of the mattress,” a passenger informed the Dan Tri information website. The passenger mentioned a number of of the victims had been within the entrance bunks and “suffered from the sturdy affect”.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has referred to as for an investigation into the crash.
The incident comes only a week after a vacationer boat capsized in UNESCO-listed Ha Lengthy Bay, killing 38 Vietnamese passengers and crew. Solely 10 individuals survived. Rescuers are nonetheless trying to find one one that stays lacking.
