Absent-minded foreign tourist forgot wallet and passport on train

Today (November 4), railway staff twice returned valuable belongings left on the train to foreign passengers.

According to Vietnam Railways Corporation, this morning, the captain of the SP4 Lao Cai - Hanoi train, Pham Quang Chien, returned the property to a foreign passenger at Hanoi station. This passenger bought a separate sleeping compartment, but after getting off the train, he left behind a black backpack.

Inside were several foreign currencies, totalling US$439, Australian$190; there was also a passport, headphones, and an iPod.

Passenger property left behind.

At Da Nang station, at 12:57, when train SE4 was leaving the station to continue its journey to Hanoi station, the flight attendant in charge of car number 10A, Nguyen Thi Thoan, while changing the bed sheets, discovered a passenger's belongings left on the train. The train captain checked and made a report. Inside were 15.7 million VND, 100 EURO, 30,800 Cambodian Dong; along with a passport and 5 visa cards all under the name Fien Leenaerts, a passenger of a travel company.

Train captain SE4 Tran Xuan Tra contacted the representative of the travel company and agreed to hand over the property to Hue station to send the train to Da Nang station as soon as possible and return it to the passengers.

Receiving their forgotten property back, the passengers were very happy and thanked the kind, honest and dedicated train staff.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/khach-ngoai-dang-tri-quen-ca-vi-tien-ho-chieu-tren-tau-hoa-192241104171133654.htm