Three killed in coach accident in Kon Tum province
Three people were killed and 15 other seriously injured when their coach fell off the road into a 20m deep abyss at Lo Xo mountain pass on Ho Chi Minh Road in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum on early June 16.
The coach accident scene in Kon Tum province(Photo: baodautu.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Three people were killed and 15 other seriouslyinjured when their coach fell off the road into a 20m deep abyss at Lo Xomountain pass on Ho Chi Minh Road in the Central Highland province of Kon Tum onearly June 16.
The dead included two 10-year-old children.
The coach carrying 44 people was on the way to the southern province ofBinh Phuoc when the accident happened.
The injured victims are being treated at Kon Tum hospital.
According to Kon Tum’s traffic safety committee, the bus was operated bya company in the northern province of Hai Duong. It lost control and plungedinto the abyss at around 2:15 am. By 6 am, rescue forces got all the victimsout of the vehicle and took them to the local clinic for first aid. The victimswith serious wounds were later transported to the Kon Tum hospital.
Investigation into the accident’s cause is underway.
Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee - Deputy PrimeMinister Truong Hoa Binh has conveyed his sympathy to the victims and theirfamilies and sent a working team led by the committee’s Vice Chairman Khuat VietHung to the site to oversee the settlement of consequences. -VNA
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