Two civil servants on retirement outing killed in Khanh Hoa accident
A passenger bus carrying 31 recently-retired civil servants overturned on May 12 in Khanh Hoa Province, killing two and seriously injuring around 20 of the group.
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The retirees, who are from the northern province of Yen Bai’s Luc Yen District, were travelling on National Road 27 in the province when the bus suddenly overturned near a turn on Khanh Le mountain pass in Khanh Vinh District.
The passenger bus slid for a while before crashing into a cliff. The front part of the vehicle was seriously damaged.
All of the passengers were stuck inside the bus. Duong Van Thang and Pham Van Nho, both 62, died on the scene, authorities said.
Colonel Nguyen Trong Thang, deputy head of the Khanh Hoa traffic police, said that traffic police and medical forces were sent to the scene and victims were transported to the hospital.
Police are investigating the cause of the accident.
Khanh Le mountain pass is 1,700 metres high and 33 kilometres long, located on National Highway 27 that connects the cities of Da Lat and Nha Trang.
The pass has many severe turns, with high cliffs, and a steep abyss of up to 300 metres. Many serious accidents have occurred there.
