Sleeper bus plunges into stream bank in Lam Dong, passenger breaks glass to escape

Scene of sleeper bus accident

On the morning of August 18, a traffic accident occurred on National Highway 27C, through Da Sar commune, Lac Duong district, Lam Dong province.

The accident did not cause any human damage but caused many passengers to panic and had to break the glass windows to escape.

According to initial information, at around 4 a.m. the same day, a double-decker sleeper bus with license plate 51B-295.76 of Phuong Trang company was traveling from Nha Trang to Da Lat.

When approaching a curve before Da Sa bridge (km 108+639 National Highway 27C, about 20 km from Da Lat city center), the car suddenly veered to the left, crashed through the guardrail and plunged into the abyss below the bridge. The car only stopped when it reached the stream bank, about 5m from the road surface.

Fortunately, the bus did not flip over, so the driver and passengers broke the rear window to escape. At the time of the accident, there were about 10 passengers on the bus, but all were safe and no one was injured. The bus also suffered damage to the front of the bus.

Accident scene

Upon receiving the news, the Lam Dong Provincial Traffic Police arrived at the scene, coordinated with local forces and rescue vehicles to bring the bus back to the road. After the incident, the passengers were also taken to the hospital for health checks and mental stabilization.

At 8:30 a.m. on August 18, the passenger bus was pulled out of the abyss by rescuers, and the accident scene was basically cleared.

Currently, authorities are continuing to clarify the cause of the incident.

VN (according to VNA)

Source: https://baohaiduong.vn/xe-giuong-nam-lao-xuong-bo-suoi-o-lam-dong-hanh-khach-dap-kinh-thoat-than-390587.html