This afternoon (February 13), the Traffic Safety Committee of Ca Mau province said that rescue forces and local authorities are trying to search for missing victims in a boat collision accident on the river.

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Authorities in Ca Mau province search for a missing boy. Photo: HB

According to initial information, at around 8:30 a.m. the same day, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Phuong (41 years old, residing in Dat Moi commune, Nam Can district) drove a boat carrying his wife and children to the commune committee headquarters to do paperwork.

When arriving at Ong Kieng intersection (in Tac Nam Can A hamlet), Mr. Phuong's vehicle suddenly crashed into a boat driven by a 50-year-old man traveling from Canal 5 to Bay Hap River.

The collision caused Mr. Phuong's boat to sink. He and his wife were able to swim to shore but their 5-year-old son went missing.

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