As of 5:00 p.m. on August 31, the railway industry was mobilizing forces and equipment to fix the SE2 passenger train derailment incident at Lang Co station (section through Phu Loc district, Thua Thien Hue province).

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SE2 train wheel in car number 3 derailed. Photo: VT

Specifically, the incident occurred at around 3:17 p.m. the same day, at Km 755+417 on the North-South railway line.

Initial information said that at that time, passenger train SE2 running on the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi route carrying many passengers was moving slowly into Lang Co station when it suddenly derailed at car number 3.

Fortunately, the incident did not cause any casualties, but the North-South railway was temporarily disrupted.

After the incident, authorities were present at the scene, coordinated handling and stabilizing passengers.

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The train derailed on July 28. Photo: CTV

It is worth mentioning that this is the third consecutive train derailment in Thua Thien Hue in a short period of time and the second at the same location at Lang Co station.

Previously, at around 2:23 p.m. on July 28, train SE11, consisting of a locomotive pulling 12 carriages, moved from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.

After avoiding train SE4 in Lang Co station area, train SE11 slowed down to go up Hai Van pass, derailing 2 cars in positions 10 and 11.

On August 7, train SE2 on the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi route, when reaching the Cau Hai section of Truoi station, at Km 720+950 (in Loc Dien commune, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien Hue province), car A31490 derailed.

Fortunately, all three incidents did not cause any human casualties.