HANOI, Vietnam (AP) - A truck has collided with a passenger bus in central Vietnam, killing 12 people and injuring 33.

State-run Lao Dong newspaper says 11 people died on the spot following the collision early Sunday in Gia Lai province, some 640 kilometers (400 miles) north of the southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City.

All the deaths were on the bus except for the assistant truck driver. The driver was among the seriously injured.

There were 43 people traveling in the bus.

The newspaper quoted police as saying that the initial investigation showed the truck was speeding at 105 kilometers (65 miles) per hour and crossed into the lane of the bus. </s> A truck driving in the wrong direction on a one-way road smashed into a bus in Vietnam's central highlands, killing at least 11 people, state media said. The accident in Gia Lai province occurred early yesterday morning and also injured 23 passengers, Vietnam News Agency said. The truck was believed to have hit the bus head-on. </s> HANOI (AFP) - A truck driving in the wrong direction on a one-way road smashed into a bus in Vietnam's central highlands on Sunday (May 7) killing at least 11 people, state media said.

The accident in Gia Lai province occurred in the early hours of Sunday morning, also injuring 23 passengers, according to state-controlled Vietnam News Agency.

The truck was believed to have hit the bus head-on. The bus was carrying 36 passengers, state media said.

The coach driver was among the dead, the report added. It is not known whether the truck driver survived.

"The victims were trapped inside the coach. The authorities and local residents had to break the bus door to rescue them and take them to hospital," online newspaper VnExpress quoted Pham Van Uan, head of Gia Lai province's traffic police, as saying.

Road accidents are common in Vietnam, with nearly 9000 people killed last year.

Narrow highways, poorly maintained vehicles and drivers' disregard for road safety and traffic rules are blamed for most fatalities. </s> At least 11 people killed in collision in central Vietnam

At least 11 people were killed in central Vietnam in a collision of a bus and a tractor, Sputnik reported citing local media.

According to the VnExpress newspaper, the accident took place in Gia Lai province. The bus was carrying 36 passengers, and the tractor had two people on board.

​The Vietnamese Traffic Police Department as quoted by the Xinhua news agency said that in the first four months of 2017, over 6,000 traffic accidents were registered in the country, killing some 2,800 and injuring over 5,000 people. </s> MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the VnExpress newspaper, the accident took place in Gia Lai province. The bus was carrying 36 passengers, and the tractor had two people on board.

​The Vietnamese Traffic Police Department as quoted by the Xinhua news agency said that in the first four months of 2017, over 6,000 traffic accidents were registered in the country, killing some 2,800 and injuring over 5,000 people. </s> Thirteen people were killed and four injured when a minibus carrying guests on the way to a wedding in central Vietnam collided head-on with a large container truck on Monday, the government said in a statement.

The bus was carrying the groom and his family members from Quang Tri province to the bride’s home in Binh Dinh province during the early hours of the couple’s wedding day.

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“The accident killed ten of them instantly. Three, including the groom, died on the way to the hospital,” the statement said.

The truck driver suffered minor injuries in the crash, according to the statement, which said police had launched an investigation. Police investigate at the scene of a wedding minibus accident in Quang Nam province, Vietnam. [Reuters]

Traffic accidents are common in Vietnam, where traffic laws on busy and badly maintained roads are loosely enforced.

More than 8,200 people were killed in road accidents in the Southeast Asian country last year, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

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According to the police, the accident took place at around 6 a.m. in Hawoz village of Zhari district, reports Tolo News. The victims include women and children with a number of the injured in critical condition, health officials said. </s> HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A van carrying a wedding party has crashed in central Vietnam, killing 13 people, including the groom.

The van, carrying 17 people, collided head-on into an incoming container truck at 2:30 a.m. in Quang Nam province, according to provincial Mayor Dinh Van Thu.

Thu said 10 people died at the scene and three others when they were rushed to a hospital.

According to local news website VNExpress, the four passengers who survived the crash were in critical condition, including two 6-year-old children.

The entourage, from the groom's family, was on a 450-kilometer (280-mile) drive to the bride's family in Binh Dinh city, where the wedding was scheduled to take place later Monday. </s> A car carrying 17 people collided with a container truck going in the opposite direction in Quang Nam province on July 30 (Photo: VNA)

Quang Nam (VNA) – Up to 13 people were killed and four others were severely injured in a traffic accident in the central province of Quang Nam on the early morning of July 30.

The accident occurred at about 2.30am on National Highway 1A’s section in Vinh Dien town of Dien Ban township.

A car carrying 17 passengers, en route from Hai Lang district of central Quang Tri province to south central Binh Dinh province, collided with a container truck going in the opposite direction.

Ten people inside the car were killed on the spot while three others were dead on the way to the hospital. The wounded have been being treated in hospitals in Dien Ban township and Da Nang city.

Authorities of Quang Nam province offered five million VND to each family of the deceased and two million VND to the injured.

According to the National Traffic Safety Committee, from December 16, 2017 to June 15, 2018, nearly 9,000 traffic accidents were recorded nationwide, killing 4,103 people and injuring 7,027 others, each figure down year-on-year. Of these, 8,889 accidents were on roads, 62 others on railways, and 40 on inland waterways. -VNA
At least 11 people are dead after a bus and truck collide in Vietnam's Gia Lai province.