Dien Bien: Suspension bridge overturned, storm protection vehicle fell into the river

The suspension bridge overturned, causing three storm prevention officers in a pickup truck and one resident on a motorbike to fall into the river.

On the morning of July 22, the Pa Thom suspension bridge in Thanh Yen commune, Dien Bien province suddenly had a broken cable on one side at around 8:15 a.m., while a pickup truck was passing through the bridge.

A car carrying 3 commune officials to inspect storm prevention work No. 3 and a local motorbike fell into the Nam Nua River, passing through Pa Xa Lao village.

The suspension bridge overturned in Thanh Yen commune.

Local people discovered the incident and quickly organized rescue. All four victims were brought to shore in time, of which two were seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The victims are currently being cared for at a medical facility, with no life-threatening injuries.

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Chairman of Thanh Yen Commune People's Committee, said that the pickup truck is still lying in the stream and cannot be salvaged due to difficult terrain.

Pa Thom suspension bridge is a residential bridge across the Nam Nua River, connecting Pa Xa Lao village and Pung Pon village. At the time of the incident, there was light rain in the area, no flooding, and the bridge was operating normally.

Initial information from local residents said that when the pickup truck carrying 3 people and a motorbike was traveling across the bridge, the bridge surface began to tilt, causing the vehicle to lose balance and fall into the river. The motorbike driver was able to jump off the vehicle and suffered only minor injuries.

After the incident, the authorities organized traffic diversion and temporarily guided traffic across the iron bridge in the downstream area of the Nam Nua River.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/dien-bien-cau-treo-bi-lat-xe-chong-bao-roi-xuong-song-post804843.html