Train hits truck, throwing three carriages off railway, killing engine driver in Vietnam

A collision between a train carrying about 600 passengers and a truck occurred Tuesday night in the central Vietnamese province of Quang Tri, killing the engineer and severely injuring four others, including the truck driver.

The deadly accident happened on a railway section in Hai Lang District at 10:15 pm last night when the train, coded SE5, which was on its way from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, crashed into a truck carrying rocks that was crossing the line, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper correspondents reported from the scene.

The location is about 30km from the Dong Ha railway station in Quang Tri.