Two consecutive accidents claim the lives of six teenagers in northern province

At the scene of accident on Highway 6 in Hoà Bình Province. VNA/VNS Photo

HÒA BÌNH — Two traffic accidents occurred within hours of each other in Tân Lạc District of the northern province Hoà Bình on Sunday night, killing six people on the spot, reported the provincial Traffic Safety Committee.

Both incidents involved a motorbike carrying three adults, more than the limit of two.

According to the committee, early on Monday, a passenger bus travelling on National Highway 6 in the direction of Sơn La - Hà Nội, passing through Phong Phú Commune of Tân Lạc District collided with a motorbike carrying three people going in the opposite direction.

The accident resulted in three fatalities.

Among the victims were two 18-year-olds and one 17-year-old, both from Tân Lạc District.

Images from the scene show the passenger bus with a severely damaged front, while the motorcycle carrying the three victims was found underneath the bus.

Late on Sunday, at about 11pm, another accident occurred on National Highway 12B, in the area of Mãn Đức Town also in Tân Lạc District.

A truck with a licence to travel from Hòa Bình towards Lạc Sơn Province, collided with an unregistered motorcycle carrying three individuals travelling in the opposite direction.

The accident resulted in the deaths of all three people on the motorcycle at the scene.

Among the victims were two 17-year-olds and one 16-year-old, all from Thanh Hối Commune of Tân Lạc District.

At the scene, the motorcycle was found mangled about 15m away from the truck. — VNS