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Car suddenly explodes in Quang Nam, killing two

A car suddenly exploded when it was running through the central province of Quang Nam, killing two people. 

 

Two killed, one injured in Gia Lai foundation pit collapse

Two people were killed and another injured in a foundation pit collapse in Chu Pah District, the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai on Thursday.

Noi Bai Airport investigates aircraft tyre scratches

Many planes have recently had their tyres damaged after landing at the Noi Bai Airport.

Keep your head on a swivel

Danger is everywhere even when you think you are keeping a watchful eye.

 

Solving the problem of drink driving needs stronger effort

The Law on Preventing Alcohol’s Harmful Effect will take effect at the beginning of next year. There will be radical changes which will ultimately save lives, but can those changes be made?

One dead and four injured after sleeper bus overturns

One passenger was killed and four others seriously injured when a sleeper bus overturned in central Hà Tinh Province’s Son Trung Commune.

Passengers stuck on bus for almost 8 hours after crash

Passengers on a coach in the southern province of Binh Duong were stuck on board for almost eight hours on Sunday after an accident.

One killed by fallen tree in Hanoi

A man has died after a tree fell onto his motorbike when he was driving on Hanoi's Tran Dang Ninh Road on Friday.

Four students drown in Da River

Four students drowned while swimming in the Da River in Phu Tho Province on July 16 according to local authorities.

Two drivers suffocated at Quy Nhon Port

Two drivers of Hao Hung Company were suffocated in the hold of a ship belonging to the Panama-based Uni Fortune firm just around midnight Sunday at Quy Nhon Port in Quy Nhon City, Binh Dinh Province.

Accidents at schools: who is to blame?

A ceiling unexpectedly collapsed at a high school in Hanoi. A preschool child suffered a skull fracture in Dak Lak, and a male student died after a concrete block fell on him. 

Road crashes kill 70 Vietnamese in two days of Tet

Vietnam reported nearly 100 road crashes which killed 70 people and injured dozens of others on the first two days of the Lunar New Year.

Kazakhstan accident: Bus fire kills 52

 A bus has caught fire in north-western Kazakhstan, killing 52 people, the interior ministry has said.

Sydney seaplane crash: Operation to raise wreckage begins

 Australian authorities have begun recovering the wreckage of a seaplane that crashed near Sydney, killing six people.

Youth die in motorbike-lorry collision

Youth die in motorbike-lorry collision, Four rescued from fire in Hanoi, Seriously injured Chinese sailor rescued at sea

Tragic kidney dialysis calamity to be investigated

Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien yesterday called the death of seven patients of suspected anaphylactic shock while receiving kidney dialysis at Hoa Binh Province’s General Hospital a serious medical calamity.

More than 100 killed in church collapse in Nigeria -journalist, resident

 At least 100 people were killed by the collapse of a church in southeastern Nigeria, a resident and photojournalist who visited a morgue said on Sunday, but officials put the death toll at just 27.

Death toll in China power plant accident climbs to 74

 The death toll in the collapse of a platform under construction at a power plant in eastern China has risen to 74, with two others injured, as China's chief safety inspector arrived to oversee an investigation,

Cargo boat carrying aquarium fish feed capsizes

 VietNamNet Bridge – A cargo boat carrying 25 tonnes of aquarium fish feed hit the stern of a ship early yesterday morning (June 26) on the Hau River and sank soon after.

Actor Anton Yelchin of 'Star Trek' killed in freak accident

Anton Yelchin, a 27-year-old actor best known for playing the character Chekov in two "Star Trek" movies, was killed early on Sunday when his car rolled and pinned him against a wall in his driveway, police said.