2 dead after car falls from bridge in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Friday, March 24, 2023, 16:00 GMT+7
Two people, including a four-year-old girl, died after a car plunged off a bridge in Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province in Vietnam’s Central Highlands region on Thursday.
The fatal traffic accident happened at a bypass of National Highway 20 at around 11:00 am.
The vehicle involved in the incident was a Ford Everest with plate number 49A-063.64 driven by 54-year-old D.T.V., a resident of Di Linh District, and a four-year-old girl, who is only known as Nh.
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| A Ford Everest falls into an abyss below the Nau Sri Bridge in Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, March 23, 2023. Photo: M.V. / Tuoi Tre |
V. and Nh. were en route from Da Lat City to Bao Loc when V. lost control of the car on the Nau Sri Bridge in Bao Loc, causing the vehicle go over the side of the bridge.
Both of V. and Nh. died at the scene.
The 200m-long Nau Sri Bridge is an unfinished part of a bypass project south of Bao Loc, which has been under construction since August 2017 and carries a price tag of more than VND800 billion (US$34.05 million).
It is meant to alleviate congestion on National Highway 20 in Bao Loc.
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| Officers and onlookers gather at the scene after a Ford Everest crashed into an abyss below the Nau Sri Bridge in Bao Loc City, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, March 23, 2023. Photo: M.V. / Tuoi Tre |
Like many parts of the 15.6km-long bypass project, Nau Sri’s guardrails have not been finished and most of the iron siding of the bridge is rusted.
There are also no warning signs.
Although the bridge yet to be finished, it is still open to traffic.
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