Dozens injured in bus collision

ĐẮC LẮK — Two passenger buses crashed on a highway in Krông Pắk District in the Tây Nguyên Central Highlands of Đắk Lắk on Monday, sending one plunging into a ditch and many passengers were injured.

Giao Thông (Traffic) newspaper reported there were no fatalities but a number of people were taken to hospital, and both buses were badly damaged.

Witnesses said the damaged bus belonged to the Quý Thảo transport company and was carrying 30 passengers to Buôn Ma Thuột City.

The other was operated by the Hùng Phúc transport company running from Đắk Lắk to Đà Nẵng City and carrying about 40 passengers.

A passenger on the Hùng Phúc bus told the newspaper that he had been sleeping and was woken suddenly by a loud bang and people screaming. — VNS