At least 10 injured in HCM City bus, semi-truck crash
VOV.VN - A horrific crash in the early morning hours of January 20 in Ho Chi Minh City has left at least 10 people seriously injured after a passenger bus collided with a semi-truck.
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The accident occurs near the Kenh Te Bridge in Ward 3, District 4, when the driver of a big rig loses control, crashes through barriers and collides head on into an oncoming bus. |
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The passenger bus was identified as Samco No. 72 on route to the Hiep Phuoc Industrial Park-Park 23/9, which typically ferries people to work at the time the accident occurred. |
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Authorities shut down the freeway in the aftermath of the incident and reopen it at 8am local time. |
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None of the passengers have been identified by local police. |
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No cause of the crash is known, but any influence of drugs, alcohol or driver fatigue has not been ruled out. |
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It takes nearly two hours to separate the vehicles. |
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Local police have launched an investigation. |
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