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At least 7 killed in Vietnam after bus overturns
At least seven died and 10 were rescued after a bus carrying 19 passengers overturned on a mountainous road due to likely brake failure, officials said.
- On December 27, 2025, a 29-seat bus carrying 19 passengers overturned and was crushed while travelling downhill in Phinh Ho commune, Yen Bai province, killing seven.
- Hoang Anh Tuan, chairman of Phinh Ho commune, said the crash was likely caused by brake failure, according to Vietnam News Agency .
- Rescue teams reported at 10:30 a.m. that they pulled 10 survivors while deploying heavy cutting equipment to reach others trapped.
- Police, military units, local officials and residents were mobilised for the rescue effort, and site rescue operations continued to reach those still inside the bus.
- Calls to Yen Bai province authorities and Phinh Ho commune authorities went unanswered during reporting, and Reuters provided inputs to later reports carried by Vietnam News Agency .
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The Independent (US)At least seven die after bus overturns on mountain road in Vietnam
Bus was carrying teachers to a village school for volunteer work
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According to the official media in Vietnam, at least seven people died on Saturday when a bus carrying 19 people on a mountain road in Yinbai province in the north of the country was turned over. The Vietnamese news agency stated that the bus with 29 seats and a charitable group was moving on a cliff. Hwang Anh Tuan, mayor of Vinh Ho, told the Vietnamese news agency that the rescue teams had picked up 10 survivors of the wreckage, while others r…
According to the latest update, nine people have died and eight were injured in the bus accident carrying a charity group in Phinh Ho commune, Lao Cai province.
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