Truck-bikes crash kills two, causes massive blackout in southern Vietnam
Wednesday, March 22, 2023, 12:19 GMT+7
A crane truck crashed into two motorbikes and broke a power pole, killing two people and leaving more than 6,400 households without power in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam on Tuesday.
The traffic accident occurred at around 10:40 am on the day when the crane truck suddenly lost control and slammed into two motorbikes on Ly Thuong Kiet Street in Nhon Trach District.
The truck only stopped after bumping into a power pole on the sidewalk, knocking it down.
The collision killed a motorcyclist at the site while another died en route to hospital.
The truck and motorbikes were seriously damaged.
The collapse of the power pole also resulted in a widespread outage affecting 6,450 households in three communes of Nhon Trach until 4:00 pm on the same day, according to Nhon Trach Power Corporation.
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