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Car hit by train, pushed into ditch in Hanoi

A car was struck by a train and knocked into a roadside ditch in Hanoi after attempting to cross a railway at an informal crossing, police said.

The accident occurred at around 7.45 pm on March 16 at a level crossing in Nhan Hoa hamlet, Dai Thanh commune.

According to traffic police, the car was being driven across the railway when a train approached and collided with the rear of the vehicle, pushing it off the track and into a nearby drainage ditch.

The driver managed to escape the vehicle on their own and was not injured, although the car sustained significant damage to its rear.

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The car is flung into a ditch by the train on March 16 (Photo: Huy Anh).

Authorities confirmed that no casualties were reported.

Officers from Hanoi’s traffic police department were dispatched to the scene shortly after the incident to handle the situation and investigate the cause of the crash.

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The train is forced to halt its journey (Photo: Huy Anh).

The accident is under further investigation. 

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