A passenger bus carrying 30 tourists veered off a road while travelling on National Road 2B in Tam Dao District on Sunday.
A passenger bus carrying 30 tourists veered off a road while travelling on National Road 2B in Tam Dao District on May 29.
According to Vinh Phuc Province Police Department, the accident occurred at 3.45 pm when the bus driver lost control and crashed into a slope and then plunged off the road.
A witness at the site said that the bus was travelling down a mountain slope at high speed and lost control at a bend.
"After the bus crashed and plunged two metres, many passengers yelled for help and some passers-by arrived and broke the windows to help get them out," the witness said.
Two passengers were injured in the accident while the bus was heavily damaged.
Police are further investigating the cause of the accident.
The National Road 2B runs 13 kilometres from the foot of Tam Dao Mountain with many bends and high slopes. The road usually sees accidents, especially during rainy weather.
Tam Dao District in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has faced serious flooding following torrential heavy rains that brought a record amount of rainfall in 60 years.
A report from the Tam Dao District People's Committee said that the area saw intense rain from May 22-24, which has caused several dams to break, inundating many houses in Hop Chau Town and the communes of Ho Son, Dai Dinh, and Minh Quang.
