The Prime Minister directed the acciden.t of the Chinese passenger car flipping, killin.g 4 people in Khanh Hoa

The Prime Minister requested to urgently overcome the consequences of the overturning of a passenger car carrying 23 people from Da Lat to Nha Trang, killin.g 4 Chinese tourists and injuring 9 others, on the afternoon of July 18.

On the evening of July 18, the Prime Minister issued Official Dispatch No. 668/CD-TTg on overcoming the consequences of a particularly serious traffic acciden.t that occurred on the same day in Khanh Hoa province.

According to a quick report of Khanh Hoa People's Committee, at 3:20 pm on July 18, at Khanh Le pass (Khanh Vinh district, Khanh Hoa) a particularly serious traffic acciden.t occurred.

The car carrying 20 Chinese tourists and 2 Vietnamese guides from Da Lat to Nha Trang overturned. The acciden.t caused 4 deaths (including 3 Chinese) and 9 injuries.

The passenger car carrying the Chinese tour group overturned on Khanh Le pass, the front part of the car was deformed - Photo: Tuoi Tre

Immediately upon receiving the information, the Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee sent condolences to the families of the deceased victims, encouraged to visit the injured victims in the acciden.t. .

The Vice Chairman in charge of the National Traffic Safety Committee directly went to the scene to coordinate with the Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee in directing the remedial measures and visiting the victims in the acciden.t.

The Prime Minister requested the Chairman of the People's Committee cum Hea.d of the Traffic Safety Committee of Khanh Hoa province to concentrate as much as possible on doctors, medicine and medical equipment to treat injured victims; visit, support and encourage the families of the dead and injured victims in the acciden.t.

The victi.m was taken to the hospital. Photo: vnexpress

The Prime Minister asked the locality to closely coordinate with relevant agencies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese Embassy in the process of handling the next steps, ensuring compliance with the law.

After the incident, the Chairman of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee must chair a conference to assess the causes, overcome the shortcomings and shortcomings, and at the same time consider handling the responsibilities of the concerned collectives and individuals.

The Ministry of Public Security is responsible for directing the Khanh Hoa Provincial Police to expeditiously investigate and clarify the cause of the acciden.t and strictly handle in accordance with law the organizations and individuals that violate and cause the traffic acciden.t. This is particularly serious.

The Ministry of Transport directs the Vietnam Road Administration to coordinate with relevant agencies to review and strengthen traffic organization to improve the safety of National Highway 27C, focusing on adding guardrail structures, rescue holes. accidents on steep slopes.

Authorities are rescuing the car that crashed, on the evening of July 18. Photo: vnexpress

According to the Director of Khanh Hoa Department of Transport - Nguyen Van Dan, the driver did not have alcohol and was negative for drug.s. The vehicle in the acciden.t is still registered. Police extracted data from the black box on the passenger car to investigate the cause and speed before the acciden.t.

According to Mr. Dan, the acciden.t caused 3 deaths on the spot, 1 died while being transferred to the hospital, the rest were injured and transferred to Khanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital. In addition, functional units have also arranged transit vehicles to bring the remaining group of guests to Nha Trang city. It is known that the bus driver is Ho Ngoc Hung (58 years old, living in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City), on the bus also has a Vietnamese guide.

After the acciden.t, the front of the car was deformed, the glass was broken, and the luggage inside was scattered. Many people trapped in the car panicked and called for help. Some victims had scratches all over their bodies, smashing car doors to get out.

The scene of a tragic acciden.t that kille.d 4 tourists in Khanh Hoa. Photo: Khanh Hoa Newspaper

According to the Road Administration, the damaged vehicle was manufactured in 2017, with an expiry date of 2037, allowing for a maximum of 29 people. At the time of the acciden.t, the car was traveling at a speed of 46 km/h (50 km/h allowed on the road), before 10 seconds the speed was 43 km/h.

Leaders of Khanh Hoa Provincial General Hospital said that at the moment, the hospital receives more than 10 victims. Most of the patients are in good health, not life-threatening.

Khanh Hoa Department of Foreign Affairs has received information about the acciden.t and notified the Chinese Consulate and Ho Chi Minh City Department of Foreign Affairs. The local side will support the victims according to regulations.

Khanh Le Pass area is 1,700m high, 33km long, located on the national highway connecting Nha Trang with Da Lat. This pass route has many sharp bends, high cliffs, deep abysses in places of 300m, there have been many accidents.

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