Four die in Lao Cai traffic accident

Four teenage boys have been killed after two motorbikes collided with a truck while running on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway on Wednesday afternoon.

Four teenage boys have been killed after two motorbikes collided with a truck while running on the Noi Bai-Lao Cai Expressway on Wednesday afternoon.

The scene of the accident.

According to a report by Lao Cai Provincial Police Department, the tragic accident occurred at 3.40 pm when a truck running from Lao Cai to Hanoi collided with two motorbikes running in the opposite direction.

The collision left four boys on the two motorbikes aged between 13-18 dead on the spot.

The boys had run in the wrong direction on the expressway, police said.

Lao Cai Police are further investigating the case.