A night train has collided with a truck in Vietnam, killing 2 people and injuring 9 others.
The collision occurred at a crossing in the northern province of Thanh Hoa early on Thursday morning. NHK reported
Vietnam Railway Corporation says 7 train cars derailed, and some of them rolled over. Two train drivers died.
The crossing is on a section of a 1,700-kilometer route known as the North-South unification line that connects Hanoi with Ho Chi Minh City in the south.
There are reports that the manually-operated barrier at the crossing had not descended at the time of the accident. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the collision.
Vietnam’s state-run media says the train was carrying more than 400 people, including many foreign tourists.
The train was on its way to the resort town of Da Nang from the capital Hanoi.
Stops on the North-South unification line include popular tourist spots such as the ancient capital of Hue, which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site.