
Sleeper bus topples, 19 injured in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
All 19 passengers and staffers on the bus were injured in the accident
All 19 passengers and staffers on the bus were injured in the accident
The passenger kept the snakes in his backpack but they later broke free, scaring other travelers
The 38-seater sleeper bus was carrying 35 passengers prior to the accident
The bus slipped off a 20m deep cliff while traveling on Ngoc Vin Pass in Kon Tum Province
The driver said he wanted to ‘earn a little more’ as it was his last trip before taking a holiday break
A total of 82 people were packed inside the 40-seater vehicle
The driver of the passenger bus was killed on the spot while two other people passed away on their way to the hospital
Police also revoked his driver’s license for five months
Sixty passengers were crammed into a 42-seater bus heading to Ho Chi Minh City with a drugged driver behind the wheel
Police checkpoints have sprung up on key roads in Vietnam as the nation elevates crackdown on substance abuse among drivers