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Chinese victims in traffic accident in Khanh Hoa return home

All 18 victims who were injured in a recent serious traffic accident on Khanh Le Pass in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa have recovered and been discharged from the hospital.
Chinese victims in traffic accident in Khanh Hoa return home ảnh 1Relevant agencies immediately take the injured to the Khanh Hoa Province General Hospital for emergency treatment right after the incident happens. (Photo: VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) - All 18victims who were injured in a recent serious traffic accident on Khanh LePass in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa have recovered and beendischarged from the hospital.

Among them, 16 Chinese citizens havereturned to their country.

Those with minor injuries have been discharged from thehospital since July 19. The severely injured people, including two Vietnamese tourguides, took a longer time to recover and were discharged from the hospital in late July.

Accordingto Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Hoa Nam, furtherinvestigations into the accident is underway.

For the four fatalities, who are Chinese, three were cremated and their ashes have been repatriated as per their family's wishes.The remaining victim is still awaiting his family's consent and will be brought back toChina in the coming time, he said.

Relevant agencies immediately took the injured to the Khanh HoaProvince General Hospital for emergency treatment right after the incident happened and promptly provided supportfor the victims during the hospitalization, Nam said, adding that they have alsocollaborated with the Chinese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City to address relevantissues.

The accident occurred on KhanhLe pass on July 18 afternoon. Ho Ngoc Hung, a58-year-old man from Ho Chi Minh City, was driving the vehicle from Da Lat cityin the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to Nha Trang city in Khanh Hoaprovince when he lost control of the coach.

Three victims died at the scene of the incident,while one passed away on the way to the hospital.

Khanh Le pass, with a length of 33km, is one ofthe longest passes in Vietnam, with sharp bends, high cliffs, and deep ravines.There have been many traffic accidents here in the past./.
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