Sleeper bus carrying 27 passengers caught fire on National Highway 1A

A sleeper bus was traveling on National Highway 1A (through Lam Dong province) when it suddenly caught fire, passengers on board escaped into the dark night.

By the early morning of July 10th, the functional forces of the Lam Dong Provincial Police and other professional units had completed the scene investigation and handling of the fire involving the sleeper bus.

Earlier, late on July 9th, a sleeper bus with license plate 34B-00379, driven by NVV (born in 1978), carrying 27 passengers, was traveling on National Highway 1A (the section passing through Hong Son commune, Lam Dong province) when it suddenly burst into flames.

Scene of the burning sleeper bus.

Upon discovering the vehicle was on fire, the driver pulled over to the side of the road and shouted for passengers to escape.

Upon receiving the information, the fire department of Lam Dong province mobilized 10 firefighters and 2 fire trucks to the scene to extinguish the fire.

The car was completely burned.

After about an hour, the authorities managed to bring the fire under control. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

According to initial investigations, the fire started in the luggage compartment of the passenger bus and then spread throughout the entire vehicle.

TIEN THANG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/xe-giuong-nam-cho-27-hanh-khach-chay-tren-quoc-lo-1a-post803172.html