5th victim dies in head-on bus collision on Highway 20

Dong Nai Mrs. Pham Thi Mot, 45 years old, died in the hospital one day after a tragic accident between two passenger buses on National Highway 20 in Dinh Quan district.

On the morning of October 1, Ms. Mot, one of the four victims admitted to Dong Nai General Hospital, did not survive due to severe injuries. She was previously admitted to the hospital in a coma, suffering from hemorrhagic shock due to bleeding from a head wound, a contused left lung, a broken spine... with a poor prognosis.

Scene of the accident between two passenger buses, morning of October 30. Photo: Thai Ha

Ms. Mot took her daughter Nguyen Thi Huyen, 18 years old, to Ho Chi Minh City to enroll in a college, traveling by 16-seat car of Hai Dang bus company from Da Kai commune, Duc Linh district ( Binh Thuan ) in the early morning of September 30. When the car reached Highway 20, Dinh Quan district section (Dong Nai), it crashed into a Thanh Buoi sleeper bus carrying 32 passengers to Da Lat.

The accident left four people (including the driver) in the 16-seat vehicle dead on the spot. Ms. Mot and her children, along with three others, were injured, one of whom was taken to Cho Ray Hospital (HCMC).

According to Dr. Nguyen Xuan Hoang, Head of the Emergency Department of Dong Nai General Hospital, Huyen suffered from subdural hematoma in the right hemisphere, intraventricular hemorrhage, facial fractures, and leg injuries. The other two victims at this hospital are still in quite serious condition.

Location of the accident. Graphics: Dang Hieu

From the dashcam images, Dong Nai Police determined that the accident was caused by Thanh Buoi passenger car overtaking recklessly, so they initiated a criminal case and detained the driver to investigate the crime of violating road traffic regulations. According to data collected from the management agency, both vehicles were traveling at a speed exceeding the speed limit before the collision.

Working with the National Traffic Safety Committee on the evening of September 30, Colonel Tran Anh Son, Deputy Director of Dong Nai Provincial Police, said this was the second accident in the past two months involving Thanh Buoi passenger vans on National Highway 20. In July, the driver of this van was determined to have overtaken illegally, causing an accident that killed two people in Thong Nhat District. Since the beginning of 2023, the company's passenger vans have been fined 8 times by Dong Nai Police for speeding violations.

Two passenger buses collided, 4 people died

Dashcam recorded a sleeper bus recklessly overtaking and crashing into a 16-seat car. Video : Tuan Quoc - Minh Diep

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