Sleeper bus overturns in central Vietnam, leaving nine dead


At least nine people were killed and 16 others severely injured when a sleeper bus overturned in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh early Friday morning, Vietnam News Agency reported. - Photo: VNA/handout via Xinhua

HANOI: At least nine people were killed and 16 others severely injured when a sleeper bus overturned in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh early Friday (July 25) morning, Vietnam News Agency reported.

The bus was travelling along National Highway 1 when it lost control, struck a roadside marker and overturned.

It had departed from the capital Hanoi and was en route to the central city of Da Nang when the accident occurred.

An injured woman receives treatment at a hospital in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh, July 25, 2025. - Photo: VNA/handout via XinhuaAn injured woman receives treatment at a hospital in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh, July 25, 2025. - Photo: VNA/handout via Xinhua

Authorities are investigating the case. - Xinhua

Rescuers work at the overturning site of a sleeper bus in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh, July 25, 2025. - Photo: VNA/handout via XinhuaRescuers work at the overturning site of a sleeper bus in Vietnam's central province of Ha Tinh, July 25, 2025. - Photo: VNA/handout via Xinhua

 

 

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