On November 15th, representatives from the Quang Ninh Provincial Traffic Safety Committee stated that the traffic accident occurred at approximately 11 PM on November 14th on the Van Don – Mong Cai expressway (the section passing through Tien Yen district).

At that time, a container truck with license plate 15R-166.xx was traveling in the direction of Van Don - Mong Cai when it collided with a truck with license plate 14H011.xx (the identities of the two drivers are unknown).