Quảng Nam car crash: coach was speeding and overloaded

HÀ NỘI — The 16-seat coach involved in a fatal road accident on Tuesday morning that left eight people dead was overloaded with passengers and travelling above the speed limit, according to police in Quảng Nam Province. According to the road monitoring data from the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam, the time of the car crash was around 3.41am. Among the victims, 13 are being treated at Quảng Nam Central General Hospital, two were pronounced dead at the hospital, while six died at the scene. On Tuesday morning, a delegation of the National Traffic Safety Committee visited the injured victims and the site of the accident and worked with the local traffic safety committees. The Deputy PM directed the chairman of Quảng Nam Province’s People's Committee, the head of the province’s traffic safety board and related provincial authorities to mobilise forces to attend the scene and assist victims.