Thirteen Vietnamese passengers were killed and 7 others injured in a bus accident in Laos’ Attapu province at about 6pm on March 1.


A victim in the accident.

Senior lieutenant colonel Tu Lam, head of the Kon Tum provincial Traffic Police Department, said the 19-seat passenger car was running from Kon Tum to Attapu and hit a motorbike. The careless driver could not curb the speed of his car in a curve, 30km from the Bo Y International Border Gate.

All passengers are Vietnamese. The injured passengers are being treated at Ngoc Hoi and Kon Tum hospitals.

The accident is currently under investigation.

VOV