The overnight sleeper bus veered off the road in the province of Ha Tinh on Friday, hitting roadside markers and overturning, according to authorities in a statement. It was traveling on a national highway from Hanoi to Da Nang, which is central to Da Nang.
Two children, both of whom were Vietnamese, were among the 10 killed in the collision. Twelve more were hurt, and they were later taken to the hospital with multiple injuries.
According to state media, five of the dead were domestic tourists taking vacations in Da Nang.
Da Nang, a former French colonial port city facing the South China Sea, has grown in popularity with both domestic and foreign visitors.
A passenger who survived the crash reported to the local Dan Tri news site, “The bus overturned… I couldn’t sit up as my body and my hands were smashed into the side of the bed.”
The sleeper bunks facing the front of the bus were where several of the seriously injured and killed people were sleeping. The deceased “suffered from the strong impact,” according to the surviving passenger.
Pham Minh Chinh, the country’s prime minister, has demanded that the accident be looked into.
According to data from the government’s National Statistics Office, road crashes are common in , Vietnam, where 5, 024 people died in the first half of this year, compared to 5, 343 in the same period of 2024.
38 Vietnamese tourists and their crew members perished in the UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay in northern Vietnam a week after a tourist boat capsized, according to the report.
One missing passenger is still being looked for by rescuers.
Source: Aljazeera
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