accidents

Update news accidents

One dead, four hospitalised in school wall collapse

The accident resulted in injuries to all four individuals, with one person sustaining severe injuries who died later at Ha Giang Provincial General Hospital.

Nine workers injured in Dung Quat shipyard blast

Nine workers of Dung Quat Shipyard at Dung Quat Economic Zone in Quang Ngai province, central Vietnam, were burned following a gas blast on November 3.

Russian tourist trapped at waterfall rescued

Authorities of the central city of Da Nang on October 29 successfully rescued a Russian tourist trapped at Suoi Mo – Khe Ram waterfall in Hoa Vang district.

Foreign tourist dies after falling from cliff in Lam Dong

A Korean tourist died after falling four meters from a cliff on top of Langbiang mountain in Lam Dong Province on October 26.

Lam Dong tourism site suspended following deadly accident

Authorities in the central highlands of Lam Dong have suspended the operation of Lang Cu Lan Village following the death of four South Korean tourists in a Tuesday flash flood.

Violent floodwaters wash away four Korean travelers in Central Highlands

A flash flood hit Cu Lan Village tourist resort in the Central Highland province of Lam Dong on October 24 afternoon, washing away a tourist car carrying four Korean nationals on board.

Border guards in central Vietnam search for missing Korean

The Cua Dai border guard force stated on October 23 that they are in the process of searching for a missing Korean man who had been enjoying a beach swim in Cam An ward of Hoi An city in the central province of Quang Nam.

Foreign rescue forces join search for missing fishermen off Song Tu Tay Island

Foreign rescue forces on board a helicopter and a vessel have been working alongside their colleagues of the Vietnam Coast Guard to search for 13 missing Vietnamese fishermen whose two boats sank in rough waters off the Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands.

All 45 Vietnamese stranded on landslide-hit road in Laos rescued

All the 45 Vietnamese people stranded due to landslides on a road linking Bolikhamxay province in central Laos with Ha Tinh province in central Vietnam have been rescued by Lao authorities.

Two killed in Ha Giang house collapse

A couple has been killed after their house collapsed early Wednesday morning in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang's Hoang Su Phi District.

Citizen protection work conducted after road accident in China

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that nine persons carrying Vietnamese identification papers are among 11 victims killed during a severe road accident in Jingxi city, China's Guangxi.

Binh Duong: Woman mauled to death by Pitbull dog

An 82-year-old woman in the southern province of Binh Duong has been mauled to death by her family’s Pitbull dog.

Five injured in Tuyen Quang international hot air balloon blast

Five people were injured in a blast at an international hot air balloon that opened in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on April 29 evening.

Vietnam to establish investigation committee over Bell-505 crash

The Ministry of Transport has proposed establishing a committee to probe the cause of the helicopter Bell – 505 crash, killing five people on board three weeks ago.

Workplace accidents cause VND14.1 trillion losses in 2022

A total of 7,718 workplace accidents occurred nationwide last year, resulting in 7,923 people getting injured and significant losses of over VND14.1 trillion.

1,436 people killed in traffic accidents in Q1 in Vietnam

A total of 1,436 people were killed by traffic accidents in the first quarter of this year in Vietnam, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee on Thursday.

Flight recorder found after deadly helicopter crash

Competent forces have so far recovered the “black box” and most pieces from the Bell-505 helicopter that crashed in the sea area between Hai Phong city and Quang Ninh province on April 5.

Helicopter tours suspended after deadly crash in Halong Bay

The Vietnam Helicopter Corporation has suspended helicopter travel services following a deadly crash near Halong Bay yesterday, according to Dinh Viet Thang, director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Fourth victim found in VN helicopter crash

More than 600 persons have joined the rescue mission to find the five victims of the helicopter crash that occurred on April 5.

Twenty injured in car crash in Hanoi

Around 22 people have been injured, two seriously, after a car crashed into multiple motorbikes in Hanoi.