On April 19, information from Vinh Xuong Commune Police (Tan Chau Town, An Giang) said that a waterway traffic accident had just occurred in the area.

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The cruise ship carrying 42 tourists suffered severe damage to its hull after colliding with a passenger ferry. Photo cut from clip

Accordingly, at about 5:25 p.m. the same day, at Tien River (in Hamlet 1, Vinh Xuong Commune), passenger ferry number 99K AG-214xx driven by Mr. Vo Van Nhan (49 years old, residing in Phu Tan District, An Giang) moved from Dong Thap to Vinh Xuong.

At this time, the ferry suddenly collided with a tourist passenger ship numbered AG-233xx, driven by Mr. Phan Thanh Duoc (42 years old, residing in Chau Phu district, An Giang), which was carrying 42 passengers from the border to Tan Chau town.

The collision caused a tour guide (36 years old, living in An Giang province) to have his right arm severed and both legs broken. In addition, two tourists of German and French nationality also had their left legs broken.

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A foreign tourist was injured after a collision between a cruise ship and a ferry. Photo cut from clip

Earlier, in the evening of the same day, a social media account shared a clip of more than 6 minutes long recording a scene of a cruise ship with a severely damaged hull, some tourists being helped out of the cabin with injuries on their bodies. The clip quickly attracted hundreds of thousands of views and comments.