VietNamNet Bridge - Two passengers were killed and 33 injured after a coach from Lai Chau to Lao Cai plunged 3m into a stream in Yen Bai province yesterday, October 15.

The accident happened at 03.00am when the coach was carrying 35 passengers on board en route from Lai Chau to Lao Cai provinces.

The driver was said to lose control when driving the vehicle along Minh An bridge in Yen Bai’s Van Chan district, crashing into the concrete bridge railing and falling down into the stream underneath.

Most of the passengers managed to escape the capsized coach. One was confirmed dead, and another claimed missing. Among the remaining 33 passengers, three were seriously injured. Rescue workers then found the missing person in the stream but he was dead.

The accident caused traffic congestion on the road to Minh An commune. Relevant agencies were deployed to clear traffic and identify the cause of the accident.

Some pictures of the rescue of the coach yesterday:

At 3pm yesterday, the coach was brought up to the road, the missing victim found in the stream but he died.

Hundreds of people grouped up to see the rescue mission, causing congestion on the road. 

The whole coach is badly damaged. Rescuers had to cut the arm of a 19-year-old girl to be able to take her out of the coach.

Le Ha