Tragic car accident kills 7, injures dozens in Lao Cai
(VOV) - At least seven passengers were killed and 25 others were injured after a coach en route from Haiphong to Lao Cai plunged into a canyon on October 25.
The accident happened at 18.30pm when a coach carrying 53 passengers, mostly Buddhist followers, on a ritual trip to Bao Ha temple in Lao Cai was travelling past Yen Son commune, Bao Yen district.
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| The coach turned upside down at the scene |
Rescue workers recovered five dead bodies trapped inside the coach. Two others died at a hospital nearby.
Six of the dead come from Haiphong city, and the remaining one is from Thai Binh province.
Among 25 hospitalised passengers, four are in critical condition, and 10 are receiving emergency treatment at Bao Yen district hospital’s intensive care unit.
The Ministry of Transport asked the Lao Cai provincial Traffic Safety Board to identify the cause of the tragic accident.
Survivors said the accident might have been caused by brake failure.