7 killed, 3 injured after coach hits funeral procession in northern Vietnam

Source: Xinhua| 2019-03-27 10:14:11|Editor: Shi Yinglun
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HANOI, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A 45-seater coach crashed into a funeral procession on Wednesday morning in Vietnam's northern Vinh Phuc province, killing seven people and injuring three others, local media reported.

The coach on the way from northern Dien Bien province to Vinh Phuc bumped into the procession on a national road in Yen Lac district, Vietnam News Agency quoted local officials as saying.

The accident happened when the weather was very foggy and the vision was less than 1 km, online newspaper VnExpress reported.

Between January and February, 2,822 traffic accidents occurred in Vietnam, killing 1,356 people, severely injuring 814 people and slightly hurting 1,355 others, according to the country's Traffic Police Department.

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