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20:35, 15-Sep-2018
Truck-coach crash kills 12, injures 3 in Vietnam
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20:02, 18-Sep-2018
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Twelve people were killed and three injured when a truck crashed into a coach in the mountainous northern Vietnamese province of Lai Chau on Saturday, Xinhua reported, citing the provincial police.
The accident occurred at around 9:30 a.m. local time on National Highway 4D in Tam Duong district. The truck hit the back of the coach while driving down a pass, according to the Vietnam News Agency.
Both vehicles dropped off the bridge into the river after the collision.
An investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
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