Date 10 March 2015 Country Vietnam | Time 22:15 Rail line North–South Railway | |
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Location Near Dien Sanh station, Hải Lăng District, Quảng Trị Province | ||
The Dien Sanh train crash occurred on 10 March 2015 when a passenger train struck a lorry obstructing the line on a level crossing near Dien Sanh station, Quảng Trị Province, Vietnam. One person was killed and four were seriously injured.
Accident
At 22:15 local time (15:15 UTC), a Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City passenger train collided with a lorry on a level crossing near Dien Sanh station in the Quảng Trị Province of Vietnam. The crossing carried National Route 1A across the North–South Railway. The train consisted of D19E locomotive №968 and fourteen carriages. The locomotive and three carriages derailed, killing the train driver and seriously injuring four other people, including the lorry driver. Several more were reported to have been injured; they were taken to Quảng Trị General Hospital. The train was carrying roughly 600 passengers. Following the accident, the eleven carriages that remained on the rails were taken to Đông Hà. Clearance of the line began at 02:10 on 11 March. (19:10 on 10 March UTC). Damage was estimated at VND 23 billion (US$ 1.1 million). The locomotive was destroyed, two carriages and a dining car were damaged. Over 120 metres (130 yd) of track was destroyed. After the recovery operation, a railway crane derailed. The railway was reopened at 20:55 (13:55 UTC) on 11 March.