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4 unusual facts about Railway accidents in Vietnam


Railway accidents in Vietnam

The overall project cost was JPY 11,020 million, or 18% less than the budgeted cost.

February 8, 2007 – An express train collides with a "passenger car" in Khánh Hòa Province, killing 13 people and injuring 24, most of whom were returning home on the occasion of Tết.

March 12, 2005 – 2005 Phú Lộc derailment: An express passenger train on the North–South Railway derailed in central Vietnam, killing 11 people and injuring hundreds, many of which were in a serious condition after the crash.

1982 - In what has been called "the worst tragedy" in Vietnam's railway history, over 200 people were killed when a train running from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City lost control at speeds of over 100 km/h and derailed near Bàu Cá, Đồng Nai Province, scattering the locomotives and coaches throughout the nearby terrain.



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