Train collides with tractor in Yen Bai, killing one

A collision between a train and a tractor occurred on a section of the railway running through the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, resulting in one fatality.

The incident happened at the level crossing on the Lao Cai-Hanoi railway line in Village 2, Tran Yen District’s Thanh Thinh Commune at 3.15 pm on March 27.

The scence of the accident (Photo by Yen Bai 24h)

The passenger train was running from Lao Cai to Hanoi when it hit the tractor driven by a 48-year-old man from Thanh Thinh Commune. The crash threw the man and the tractor off the railway line.

Despite being rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment, the man died from serious injuries.