sleeper bus

Driver, owner fined $3,960 for no license, uninspected sleeper bus in south-central Vietnam

Vietnam News 09:35 05/01/2026

Traffic police have fined a sleeper bus driver and the vehicle’s owner a total of VND104 million (US$3,960) after discovering that the driver did not hold a valid driver's license and the bus lacked a mandatory inspection certificate while operating on an expressway in south-central Vietnam.

Overloaded sleeper bus fined nearly $3,700 on Vietnam expressway

Vietnam News 11:05 27/12/2025

Traffic police have fined a north-south sleeper bus VND97.5 million (US$3,695) after discovering it was carrying far more passengers than permitted while traveling on the Cam Lam-Vinh Hao Expressway in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam.

Don’t ban sleeper buses in Vietnam — Fix how they’re managed: opinion

In-Depth 10:13 10/08/2025

Editor’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 04/08/2025

The 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 27/07/2025

In 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 27/07/2025

Police 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 25/07/2025

A 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 20/07/2025

Expressways 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 11/07/2025

A 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.