According to initial information, at around 6:30 a.m. on April 22, a car carrying students with license plate number 81F-001.18, driven by Mr. Phan Dinh Du (born in 1968, residing in village 4, Thang Hung commune, Chu Prong district), was traveling in the direction of Duc Co - Pleiku.

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A car carrying 20 students overturned on the side of the road. Photo: CTV

When reaching Km200+700 QL19B (Thanh Binh village, Binh Giao commune, Chu Prong district), the car suddenly plunged about 10m down the roadside and flipped over.

At the time of the accident, the bus was carrying about 20 students from Nguyen Dinh Chieu Secondary School and Tran Phu High School (Thang Hung Commune, Chu Prong District), and was on its way to school.

Initial investigation determined that 3 cases had head injuries, 2 cases had hand injuries, and the remaining children had minor injuries.

Immediately after the incident, local authorities and police arrived at the scene to help take the victim to the emergency room.

Information from Hung Vuong Gia Lai Hospital said that there are currently 15 victims of the accident being treated there, including the driver and 14 students.

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15 patients are being treated at Hung Vuong Gia Lai Hospital. Photo: Contributor

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Lich, Vice Chairwoman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee, said that the province has directed the Director of the Department of Construction and the Department of Health to go directly to the scene to grasp the situation and perform emergency care for the injured students.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/o-to-cho-20-hoc-sinh-lat-ngua-tren-duong-nhieu-em-phai-nhap-vien-cap-cuu-2393730.html