HANOI, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Two motorbikes carrying six Vietnamese youngsters collided in the country's central Quang Tri province on Sunday, instantly killing four and severely injuring two, Vietnam News Agency reported.
The accident happened in Da Krong district around 0:10 a.m. on Sunday morning, causing the four youngsters aged 14-15, including two underage drivers, died at the scene. All the victims were reportedly not wearing helmets when the vehicles collided, according to local authorities.
In the first nine months of this year, 12,675 traffic accidents occurred in Vietnam, killing 5,659 people, severely injuring 3,633 people and lightly hurting 5,986 others, said the country's General Statistics Office.