Fuel tank truck plunges into stream

03:11, 01/11/2011

(ĐN)- A man escaped uninjured after his truck carrying 18000 litres of petrol plunged into a stream in Dong Nai province’s Thong Nhat district on Monday.

(ĐN)- A man escaped uninjured after his truck carrying 18000 litres of petrol plunged into a stream in Dong Nai province’s Thong Nhat district on Monday.

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The accident happened at the milestone of 6km on the national highway 20 in Nguyen Hue 2 hamlet, Quang Trung commune at approximately 11:30 a.m.

Nguyen Dang Sau, 50, of Ho Chi Minh city, the driver of the truck tried to avoid hitting two motorbikes which were crossing the road, but the truck flew off the road and plunged into a stream at the roadside, local police said.

Fortunately no one was injured in the accident and the truck was slightly damaged.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

Reported by Thang Nguyen