9 Vietnamese people died in a car falling off a cliff in China

Authorities in Jingxi city said nine Vietnamese people were killed when a seven-seat car plunged off a cliff in an area near the border with Vietnam.

Authorities in Jingxi City, Guangxi Province, said on May 19 that 11 people, including nine Vietnamese, were killed when a car fell off a cliff and plunged into a lake below in a mountainous area in Siming Village.

The two remaining fatalities include one Chinese national and another whose identity is still being verified.

Rescue workers at the scene of the accident in Tu Ming village, Jingxi city, on May 19. Photo: Sohu

The three survivors included the Chinese driver who was on duty at the time of the accident and two Vietnamese citizens. Jingxi authorities said they had informed the Vietnamese consulate in Nanning.

Authorities in Jingxi are investigating the three survivors, suspecting the incident is related to human trafficking in the border area.

The accident occurred on the morning of May 19 on the road through Tu Minh village, Tinh Tay city, about 5-6 km from the border, when a Toyota Highlander car plunged off a cliff on a mountain road. This is a 7-seat car but was carrying twice the number of people allowed.

The village of Tứ Minh (marked in red) is located near the Vietnam-China border. Photo: Google Map

Jingxi Emergency Department said the vehicle did not fall into a natural lake, but into a nearby coal mine's wastewater reservoir. The vehicle was towed out of the lake.

Hong Hanh (According to ABC )

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