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Eight people have been killed and several injured in Vietnam’s central Quang Nam province after a tractor-trailer and a van carrying 16 passengers collided early Tuesday morning, local media reported.
The tractor-trailer was traveling on National Highway 1A in Tam Hiep Commune, Nui Thanh District, Quang Nam Province at 4 a.m. when the accident happened, according to the Vietnam News Agency. The van was coming from the opposite direction, on its way from Quang Ngai province to Da Nang city. Quang Nam is located in the middle of central Vietnam, about 100 km north of Quang Ngai and south of Da Nang.
According to Vietnam News, six fell on the spot and two died on the way to the hospital, while several were seriously injured, said Le Van Sinh, chairman of the People’s Committee of Nui Thanh district.
The passenger van, badly destroyed, was turned upside down as a result of the accident. Further investigations are underway into the cause of the accident.
Official data showed that more than 11,400 traffic accidents occurred in Vietnam last year, killing 6,384 people and injuring more than 7,800.
