VietNamNet Bridge – A coach accident yesterday morning (July 18) left 14 people injured on Highway 18A in the northern province of Quang Ninh's Mong Cai City.

The victims received treatment at the Mong Cai General Hospital and were in a stable condition, but doctors were addressing five of the passengers who suffered serious spinal column injuries.—Photo baolaodong

City police said that the coach had crashed into a hill.

The victims received treatment at the Mong Cai General Hospital and were in a stable condition, but doctors were addressing five of the passengers who suffered serious spinal column injuries, said Duong Quoc Ninh, deputy director of the hospital.

The Mong Cai People's Committee has given the seriously injured VND2 million (US$95), and the slightly injured VND500,000 ($23).

Another accident in the central province of Phu Yen killed two people and injured four others after two coaches crashed yesterday afternoon.

Authorities are investigating the incident.

* Four injured in Quang Binh coach accident

Four passengers were injured after a coach overturned on a section of National Highway 1A running through central Quang Binh Province's Bo Trach District on Wednesday, July 17.

Three victims received minor injuries, while one was more seriously hurt having suffered from a bone fracture and was rushed to the provincial Viet Nam-Cuba Dong Hoi Hospital.

Local police are investigating the cause of the accident.

Source: VNS