Don’t ban sleeper buses in Vietnam — Fix how they’re managed: opinion
In-Depth 10:13 10/08/2025Editor’s note: In this piece submitted to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, Dang Vy expresses their concern over the proposed ban on sleeper buses in Vietnam, arguing that stronger regulation—not prohibition—is the key to improving road safety. Vy’s opinion was translated from Vietnamese to English and edited by Tuoi Tre News for clarity, consistency, and coherence.
Ho Chi Minh City might ban sleeper buses from entering inner-city areas
In-Depth 09:37 04/08/2025The Division for Transport Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has proposed expanding the existing time-limited restriction on sleeper buses in the inner city into a full 24/7 prohibition following a six-month evaluation of the current policy.
Ho Chi Minh City traffic police crack down on violations by passenger buses
Ho Chi Minh City 17:38 27/07/2025In a large-scale operation targeting traffic violations by passenger vehicles, Ho Chi Minh City traffic police have launched a coordinated campaign to inspect and penalize buses operating outside their approved routes and picking up or dropping off passengers illegally.
Sleeper bus driver arrested following tragic crash that killed 10 in north-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:11 27/07/2025Police in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam detained the driver of a sleeper bus involved in a road accident that claimed 10 lives and left 14 others injured on Friday, an officer said on Saturday.
Sleeper bus overturns, leaving 10 dead in north-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 09:00 25/07/2025A devastating traffic accident occurred in the wee hours of Friday in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam as a sleeper bus overturned on National Highway 1, leaving 10 people dead and 14 others injured.
Re-evaluating Vietnam’s expressway design: A call to action after fatal crashes
In-Depth 16:30 20/07/2025Expressways are meant to be key drivers of socio-economic development, but the decision to build some of them with only two lanes per direction, without emergency stopping lanes, has raised concerns over safety, efficiency, and long-term investment effectiveness.
Follow-up: Fatal rear-end sleeper bus crash occurs following tire burst on 2-lane expressway in Vietnam
Vietnam News 11:12 11/07/2025A tragic collision on the Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway in Vietnam’s Lam Dong Province early on Wednesday morning has raised alarms over the safety of the country’s two-lane highways after a sleeper bus rear-ended a stalled vehicle suffering a tire blowout, killing three people and injuring dozens more.
3 dead, dozens injured in sleeper bus crash on Vietnam expressway
Vietnam News 11:54 09/07/2025A serious collision between two passenger buses occurred in the early hours of Wednesday on the Vinh Hao-Phan Thiet Expressway in Vietnam’s Lam Dong Province, leaving three people dead and dozens of others injured.
Sleeper bus driver fined for steering with elbow, using phone on Hanoi expressway
Vietnam News 17:00 05/12/2024The driver steered the bus with his elbow while using his phone with both hands
2 killed, 13 injured as sleeper bus hits truck in north-central Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:50 10/11/2022A sleeper bus crashed into a truck running in the opposite direction in Thua Thien-Hue Province on Wednesday
Sleeper bus drivers booked for careless driving on mountain pass in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Vietnam News 13:42 16/06/2022Three sleeper buses were caravanning with each other and driving in the wrong lane
Sleeper bus topples, 19 injured in Vietnam’s Central Highlands
Vietnam News 15:20 08/03/2021All 19 passengers and staffers on the bus were injured in the accident
