The North-South railway where the freight train derailed has reopened.

On the morning of September 28, Binh Tri Thien Railway Joint Stock Company said that the North-South railway section passing through the location where freight train H16 derailed at 2:00 a.m. the same day had reopened.

Previously, at around 2:00 a.m. on September 28, freight train H16, consisting of a locomotive pulling 24 carriages, was running on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route in the North - South railway direction when reaching Km 752 + 250 in the Lang Co - Thua Luu section (Phu Loc district, Thua Thien Hue province). The locomotive derailed 2 axles, about 50cm from the edge of the railway track.

The H16 freight train derailed on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City railway line through Thua Thien - Hue province.

Immediately after the incident, railway units organized rescue and urgently handled the situation to soon reopen the route. Currently, the North-South railway section through the location where train H16 derailed has reopened. Notably, this is the fifth time a train has derailed while traveling on the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City railway section through Thua Thien-Hue province in recent times.

Scene of the H16 train derailment.

The cause of the incident is being investigated and clarified by the authorities.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/duong-sat-bac-nam-doan-tau-hang-bi-trat-banh-da-thong-tuyen-tro-lai-192240928075215144.htm