On September 15, Phu Tho Provincial Police said they had mobilized 30 more officers and soldiers with specialized diving equipment to approach the scene of the Phong Chau bridge collapse to search for victims.

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Authorities receive the tractor trailer. Photo: XĐ

Accordingly, the police and military rescue forces have approached the scene of the collapsed Phong Chau bridge to search for missing victims and damaged vehicles.

The location where the authorities approached was about 100m from the collapsed Phong Chau bridge, in area 23 of Van Xuan commune, Tam Nong district. This is where the tractor trailer with license plate 19R-0111.11 was found stuck. After searching, the authorities did not find the victim in the cabin of the vehicle.

Authorities are mobilizing maximum forces, means, and equipment to deploy plans to search for missing victims and salvage wrecked vehicles.

Previously, at around 6:00 p.m. on September 14, while performing a search and rescue mission on the river, authorities discovered a female body floating on the Red River, in Vinh Lai Commune, Lam Thao District. The victim was identified as Ms. Nguyen Thi H. (48 years old), residing in Thach Dong Commune, Thanh Thuy District, Phu Tho Province.

The identity of the first victim found in the Phong Chau bridge collapse After finding a body floating on the Red River, in Vinh Lai commune, Lam Thao district (Phu Tho province), the authorities confirmed the victim's identity.