Seven people were killed and five others injured when a passenger bus ran into a group of people attending a funeral in the northern province of Vinh Phuc early on Wednesday morning.

Police investigate the accident.

According to the Vinh Phuc Provincial Traffic Police Department, the accident occurred at 6am when the passenger bus suddenly struck down a group of people who were attending a funeral in Trung Nguyen Commune, Yen Lac District.

The passenger bus which causes the accident.

Director of the province's Department of Transport, Hoang Van Minh, told Dantri/Dtinews that dozen of people were struck down by the bus and by 8.40am, seven have been reported dead and five injured.

Police are further investigating the cause of the accident.

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