Around 8 PM on 17/7, Nguyen Trung The, 35, from Tran Phu Commune, Hai Phong City, was driving a container truck from Lao Bao International Border Gate towards Dong Ha. In Dakrong Commune, the truck crashed through the roadside barrier and plummeted approximately 70 meters into a ravine. The truck slid a considerable distance, uprooting trees before coming to rest near a stream.

The front of the truck was crushed, trapping the injured driver inside the cabin under debris. The road was dry at the time of the accident, but the lack of lighting and the difficult terrain hampered rescue efforts.

Local police and residents quickly cleared a path to the scene. Rescuers rappelled down the ravine, cleared debris, created ventilation holes, and broke the truck's windows to reach the driver.

The container truck lies 70 meters down a ravine, beside a stream. Photo: Quang Tri Police

Quang Tri Province Police's Fire Prevention, Fighting, and Rescue Police dispatched Rescue Teams 1 and 6 to assist. After extracting the driver from the cabin, rescuers secured him on a stretcher and used a pulley system to lift him out of the ravine. At 4:30 AM on 18/7, he was taken to the hospital.

The accident caused several hours of traffic disruption on National Highway 9 through Dakrong Commune.

Snack truck burns down in Ha Tinh

Around 1 AM on 18/7, the driver of a Khanh Hoa-registered truck noticed smoke coming from the cargo area while driving through Hoanh Son Ward (former Ky Anh Town). He pulled over, escaped, and attempted to extinguish the fire, but was unsuccessful.

The scene of the fire, morning of 18/7. Photo: Hung Le

The truck, carrying tons of snacks, cardboard boxes, and plastic goods, quickly became engulfed in flames that rose dozens of meters high. After about an hour, firefighters extinguished the blaze, but the truck was reduced to its frame, its cargo destroyed.

Ha Tinh Province Police investigated the scene that morning to determine the cause of the fire.

Dac Thanh - Duc Hung